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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2011
Todd O. Davis, Leesburg, IN (US);
Charles David Fargason, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Onkarr Singh Narula, San Francisco, CA (US);
Craig Kessler, New York, NY (US);
Jon C. Serbousek, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Todd O. Davis, Leesburg, IN (US);
Charles David Fargason, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Onkarr Singh Narula, San Francisco, CA (US);
Craig Kessler, New York, NY (US);
Jon C. Serbousek, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
The joint implant manufacturer obtains and compiles surgeon-specific surgical and supply preference information in relation to a supplied joint implant prior to surgery. The manufacturer designates and trains at least one surgical team member using the surgeon-specific preference information and then supplies the service of the surgical team member(s) together with the supplied joint implant and supplies. The surgical team member(s) perform surgical procedures on the patient to assist the surgeon in removing a defective joint and replacing it with the supplied implant in accordance with the surgeon's surgical preferences.