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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Francois Leitner, Uriage, FR;
Jean-baptiste Pinzuti, Grenoble, FR;
Inventors:
Francois Leitner, Uriage, FR;
Jean-Baptiste Pinzuti, Grenoble, FR;
Assignee:
Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An osteotomy resection procedure for removing a wedge from a bone utilizing a localization device. The localization device being used to track reference points associated with the bone, track surgical instruments, perform calculations to determine a resection angle for the wedge, and assist a surgeon in performing the procedure.