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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2020
Mako Surgical Corp., Weston, FL (US);
Kevin Bechtold, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Jason Otto, Plantation, FL (US);
Hyosig Kang, Weston, FL (US);
Radu Iorgulescu, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
MAKO Surgical Corp., Weston, FL (US);
Abstract
A method for assessing a joint includes inserting a joint distraction lever into a space between a first bone and a second bone of the joint, distracting the joint with the joint distraction lever, determining, using a measurement device of the joint distraction lever, a distraction force applied by the joint distraction lever as the joint distraction lever is used to distract the joint, determining whether the distraction force matches a predetermined amount of the distraction force, and in response to determining that the distraction force matches the predetermined amount of the distraction force, capturing first poses of the first bone and the second bone.