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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 25, 2012
Applicants:
Oliviero Durante, Oberdorf, CH;
Tom Overes, Oberdorf, CH;
Bruno Walter, Oberdorf, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/90 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1725 (2013.01); A61B 17/1703 (2013.01); A61B 19/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aiming arm can include at least a pair of radiographic markers that define a first radiographic image characteristic when a radiographic image source is not adequately aligned with the aiming arm, and a second desired radiographic image characteristic when the radiographic image source is adequately aligned with the aiming arm. Once the radiographic image source has been aligned with the aiming arm, the position of the aiming arm relative to an underlying implant can be visually inspected to determine whether the aiming arm is aligned with the underlying implant.