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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Bonutti Skeletal Innovations Llc, Frisco, TX (US);
Inventor:
Peter M. Bonutti, Effingham, IL (US);
Assignee:
Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC, Plano, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of preparing a femur and tibia in surgery on a knee joint using a navigation system and a robotic system. The navigation system tracks movement of the femur and tibia during the surgery. The navigation system may include a plurality of locating devices. The robotic system includes a base, a plurality of arms, and a cutting tool.