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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Vineet Kumar Sarin, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Robert A. Bruce, Ventura, CA (US);
William Ralph Pratt, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Clyde Ronald Pratt, Somis, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vineet Kumar Sarin, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Robert A. Bruce, Ventura, CA (US);
William Ralph Pratt, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Clyde Ronald Pratt, Somis, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kinamed, Inc., Camarillo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/103 (2006.01); A61B 5/117 (2006.01); A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/60 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention includes both a method for acquiring the position of a patient's anterior pelvic plane, and a patient positioner or holder (apparatus) for securing a patient and acquiring the position of the patient's anterior pelvic plane. The method and apparatus facilitate definition of the anterior pelvic plane (APP) in the context of computer assisted hip surgery.