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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 01, 2017
Applicant:

Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);

Inventors:

Kenneth D. Johannaber, Reno, NV (US);

John Minck, Jr., Reno, NV (US);

Rida Hariri, Reno, NV (US);

Derek Dalbey, Reno, NV (US);

Assignee:

Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/92 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2013.01); A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 17/1668 (2013.01); A61B 17/92 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00128 (2013.01); A61B 2017/922 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); A61B 2090/065 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0807 (2016.02); A61F 2002/4681 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods may display an indication of an impact force from a driving device. A method may include displaying the indication of the impact force with a light. The light may be located on the driving device, a component attached to the driving device, a user interface, or the like. Different colors may be used to indicate different impact forces. For example, a first light color may correspond to an impact force below a first threshold, a second light color may correspond to an impact force above a second threshold, and a third light color may correspond to an impact force between the thresholds. The impact force may be detected using a sensor, which may output a voltage to cause the illumination.


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