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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2006
Applicant:
Christian Maier, Munich, DE;
Inventor:
Christian Maier, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Brainlab AG, Feldkirchen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for defining an antetorsion angle γ of a femur is provided. The antetorsion angle γ is defined by two angles α' and β that can be determined by means of two images of the femur, wherein the equation tan γ=tan α′/(cos β·cos θ) can be used to calculate the antetorsion angle γ.