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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
Hoa LA Wilhelm, Arlington, TN (US);
James K. Rains, Cordova, TN (US);
Daniel Hampton, Cordova, TN (US);
Timothy J. Petteys, Bartlett, TN (US);
Darin S. Gerlach, Germantown, TN (US);
Hoa La Wilhelm, Arlington, TN (US);
James K. Rains, Cordova, TN (US);
Daniel Hampton, Cordova, TN (US);
Timothy J. Petteys, Bartlett, TN (US);
Darin S. Gerlach, Germantown, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
A method for targeting a landmark of an orthopaedic implant comprises implanting the orthopaedic implant in a body. The orthopaedic implant having at least one landmark defining two or more locations for targeting and a first magnetic sensor located at a known distance from at least one of the two or more locations. The method includes comprises identifying one of the locations using a landmark identifier, the landmark identifier having at least one of a second magnetic sensor and a magnetic field generator, installing a transfixion element in the at least one landmark, and identifying a second location using the landmark identifier.