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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2010
Applicants:
Robert A. Hodorek, Warsaw, IN (US);
Joel Zuhars, Warsaw, IN (US);
Jody L. Claypool, Columbia City, IN (US);
Inventors:
Robert A. Hodorek, Warsaw, IN (US);
Joel Zuhars, Warsaw, IN (US);
Jody L. Claypool, Columbia City, IN (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/155 (2013.01); A61B 2019/508 (2013.01); A61B 17/157 (2013.01); A61B 19/5244 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5483 (2013.01);
Abstract
A virtual implant placement method and system comprising models of implants and/or bones linked to tracking assemblies mounted onto the bones. A joint model is constructed intraoperatively based on the positions of the tracking assemblies to determine the positions of cut planes.