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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2009
Nicholas S. Ritchey, Collierville, TN (US);
Henry B. Faber, Memphis, TN (US);
Nathaniel Kelley Grusin, Germantown, TN (US);
James K. Rains, Cordova, TN (US);
Gene Edward Austin, Bartlett, TN (US);
Tobias Schwägli, Solothurn, CH;
William M. Ricci, Richmond Heights, MO (US);
Nicholas S. Ritchey, Collierville, TN (US);
Henry B. Faber, Memphis, TN (US);
Nathaniel Kelley Grusin, Germantown, TN (US);
James K. Rains, Cordova, TN (US);
Gene Edward Austin, Bartlett, TN (US);
Tobias Schwägli, Solothurn, CH;
William M. Ricci, Richmond Heights, MO (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
Systems () for identifying landmarks () on orthopedic implants () are disclosed. The systems () include a field generator () for generating a magnetic field and an orthopedic implant () located within the magnetic field. The implant () includes at least one landmark (), an optional removable probe () and a first magnetic sensor (). The systems () further include a landmark identifier () with an optional second magnetic sensor () and a processor () for comparing sensor data from the first sensor () and second sensor () or data from the first sensor () and landmark identifier () using the set distance to calculate the position of the landmark identifier () relative to the at least one landmark (). The disclosed systems () allow for blind targeting of one or more landmarks ().