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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Luke J. Aram, Warsaw, IN (US);
Michael D. Goatbe, Cilo, MI (US);
Carrie A. Leman, Chicago, IL (US);
Ian M. Scott, Warsaw, IN (US);
Graham R. Vincent, Cheshire, GB;
Kevin M. Augustine de Souza, Ilkley, GB;
Gwenael A. Guillard, Stockport, GB;
Assignees:
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC, Raynham, MA (US);
IMORPHICS, LTD., , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/583 (2013.01); A61B 6/0492 (2013.01); A61B 6/505 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5289 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5466 (2013.01);
Abstract
An x-ray calibration apparatus includes a radiolucent knee alignment jig configured to receive a knee of a patient and a radiolucent cushion configured to hold a patient's knee at a fixed angle of flexion. The x-ray calibration apparatus also includes a number of radio-opaque fiducial markers positioned within the radiolucent knee alignment jig.