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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2012
Barjinder S. Chana, Reno, NV (US);
Michael G. Fisher, Reno, NV (US);
Michael Haight, Sacramento, CA (US);
Leo Beckers, Grimbergen, BE;
Kenneth D Johannaber, Reno, NV (US);
Barjinder S. Chana, Reno, NV (US);
Michael G. Fisher, Reno, NV (US);
Michael Haight, Sacramento, CA (US);
Leo Beckers, Grimbergen, BE;
Kenneth D Johannaber, Reno, NV (US);
Synvasive Technology, Inc., El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
A system is provided for positioning a cutting guide on a femur of a knee to make a cut along a distal end of the femur during knee surgery. The system may generally include an adjustable femoral attachment member configured to attach to a cut distal end of the femur, a cutting guide removably attachable to the femoral attachment member and configured to guide a surgical saw to make an additional cut on the distal end of the femur, and a force sensor for positioning between the femoral attachment member and a proximal end of a tibia of the knee. The force sensor may include a medial portion for sensing a medial force in the knee and a lateral portion for sensing a lateral force in the knee.