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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012

Filed:

Jun. 14, 2010
Applicants:

Mark R. Disilvestro, Columbia City, IN (US);

Jason T. Sherman, Warsaw, IN (US);

Jose F. Guzman, Fort Wayne, IN (US);

Edward J. Caylor, Iii, Fort Wayne, IN (US);

Inventors:

Mark R. DiSilvestro, Columbia City, IN (US);

Jason T. Sherman, Warsaw, IN (US);

Jose F. Guzman, Fort Wayne, IN (US);

Edward J. Caylor, III, Fort Wayne, IN (US);

Assignee:

DePuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/103 (2006.01); A61B 5/117 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system, apparatus, and method for determining a position of an orthopedic prosthesis includes a patient support platform, a sensor array coupled to the patient support platform, and a controller electrically coupled to the sensor array. The sensor array is configured to generate data signals in response to an output signal of a signal source(s) coupled to the orthopedic prosthesis and/or a bone of the patient. The controller is configured to determine a position of the orthopedic prosthesis and/or the bone of the patient based on the data signals.


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