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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2004
D. Steven Block, Warsaw, IN (US);
Thorsten M. Burger, Munich, DE;
Francois Urvoy, Munich, DE;
Magnus E. Flett, West Yorkshire, GB;
Michal Slomczykowski, Harrogate, GB;
Marcellino Maheson, Wales, GB;
Roger Oakeshott, Stepney, AU;
Alec Birkbeck, Leeds, GB;
D. Steven Block, Warsaw, IN (US);
Thorsten M. Burger, Munich, DE;
Francois Urvoy, Munich, DE;
Magnus E. Flett, West Yorkshire, GB;
Michal Slomczykowski, Harrogate, GB;
Marcellino Maheson, Wales, GB;
Roger Oakeshott, Stepney, AU;
Alec Birkbeck, Leeds, GB;
DePuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
DePuy International Limited, , GB;
Abstract
A method of performing a computer-assisted orthopaedic procedure includes securing a sensor support instrument to the patient's bone. A number of sensors are secured to the support instrument. A computer-assisted orthopaedic surgical instrument is also disclosed.