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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2009
Applicant:
Martin Haimerl, Gilching, DE;
Inventor:
Martin Haimerl, Gilching, DE;
Assignee:
Brainlab AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/36 (2016.02); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2068 (2016.02); A61B 2090/364 (2016.02); A61B 2090/378 (2016.02);
Abstract
A planning assistance method for correcting joint elements is provided. In accordance with the method, the actual shape of at least one part of the joint element which is of interest is detected. The actual shape is compared with an intended shape, and the comparison data is used to plan the abrasion of joint element parts.