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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2008
Applicant:
Sam Hakki, Bay Pines, FL (US);
Inventor:
Sam Hakki, Bay Pines, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/48 (2006.01); A61M 35/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed of identifying the original femorotibial joint location in a revision knee replacement of a patient. The invention includes selecting a first reference point (H) relative to the femoral head of the patient. A second reference point (A) is selected relative to the adductor tubical of the femur of the patient. The femorotibial joint location (J) is calculated through a relationship between the first reference point (H) and the second reference point (A) of the patient. The method and apparatus defines a femur reference plane to assist in establishing the correct rotation of the femur in a revision knee replacement of a patient.