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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2021
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Ringaskiddy, IE;
Matthew R. Dressler, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Chadd Clary, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Clare K. Fitzpatrick, Boise, ID (US);
Casey A. Myers, Denver, CO (US);
Paul J. Rullkoetter, Lyons, CO (US);
DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY, Ringaskiddy, IE;
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for determining a position of a hip prosthesis in a bone of a patient includes determining a set of contact points between a femoral head of a femoral prosthesis and a cup liner of an acetabular cup to be implanted into a patient based on a mechanics model. The mechanics model is indicative of mechanical motion of a hip exhibited during performance of a set of ADL or at corresponding functional positions of the patient. In some embodiments, a mathematical model may be generated based on a plurality of sets of contact points determined using the mechanics model and subsequently used to determine a resultant set of contact points.