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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2023
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jason Zappacosta, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Khiem Pham, Chalfont, PA (US);
Hayden Cameron, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1121 (2013.01); A61B 5/4533 (2013.01); A61B 5/4585 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61F 2002/4666 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ligament balancing system includes a shaft, an array of trackers attached to the shaft, a plunger movably coupled to the shaft and shaped to push against a leg, a force tracking marker attached to the plunger, and a spring coupled to the shaft and the plunger. The spring is configured to be compressed when the plunger pushes against the leg such that a distance between the force tracking marker and the array of trackers changes.