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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Mark R. DiSilvestro, Columbia City, IN (US);
Terry L. Dietz, Columbia City, IN (US);
Robert S. Hastings, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/07 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/48 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1071 (2013.01); A61B 5/0002 (2013.01); A61B 5/0031 (2013.01); A61B 5/076 (2013.01); A61B 5/1118 (2013.01); A61B 5/4528 (2013.01); A61B 5/4851 (2013.01); A61F 2/30 (2013.01); A61B 5/1076 (2013.01); A61F 2/38 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3067 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30953 (2013.01); A61F 2002/488 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0002 (2013.01); G06F 19/3418 (2013.01); G06F 19/3481 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of determining patient follow-up subsequent to an orthopaedic procedure includes determining the number of cycles of use of an orthopaedic joint of the patient. If a predetermined threshold is exceeded, communication with an orthopaedic care provider is initiated. A patient monitoring system is also disclosed.