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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2003
Vineet Kumar Sarin, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Robert A. Bruce, Ventura, CA (US);
William Ralph Pratt, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Clyde Ronald Pratt, Somis, CA (US);
Vineet Kumar Sarin, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Robert A. Bruce, Ventura, CA (US);
William Ralph Pratt, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Clyde Ronald Pratt, Somis, CA (US);
Kinamed, Inc., Camarillo, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention includes a method and system for intra-operative navigation of a joint replacement operation, without recourse to pre-operative imagery of pre-operative computerized simulations. Trackable markers and a locating system are employed to track first and second bones. A computer receives positional information regarding the trackable markers and calculates (predicts) at least one suggested combination of components of a modular implant system to produce a desired post-operative skeletal relationship.