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US 11,633,293 B2Granted
Systems and methods for joint replacement
AssigneeOrthAlign, Inc.
InventorsNicholas van der Walt, Charles Shapiro, Richard Lane, Matt Ryan
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Abstract
Systems and methods for joint replacement are provided. The systems and methods include a surgical orientation device, a reference sensor device, and at least one orthopedic fixture. The surgical orientation device, reference sensor device, and orthopedic fixtures can be used to locate the orientation of an axis in the body, to adjust an orientation of a cutting plane or planes along a bony surface, or otherwise to assist in an orthopedic procedure(s).
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A system for orthopedic surgery, comprising:
- an orthopedic fixture configured to couple to a bone of a patient, wherein the orthopedic fixture comprises a first interface and a second interface,
- a first orientation device configured to couple to the first interface, wherein the first orientation device comprises one or more sensors configured to sense changes in acceleration and/or gyroscopic positioning;
- a second orientation device configured to couple to the second interface, wherein the second orientation device comprises one or more sensors configured to sense changes in acceleration and/or gyroscopic positioning;
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- wherein at least one of the first orientation device and the second orientation device is configured to communicate changes in acceleration and/or gyroscopic positioning of the at least one of the first orientation device and the second orientation device to the other of the first orientation device and the second orientation device.
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A system for orthopedic surgery, comprising:
- an orthopedic fixture comprises a first interface and a second interface, wherein the second interface is movable relative to the first interface;
- a first orientation device configured to couple to the first interface, wherein the first orientation device is configured to sense changes relative to one or more reference points, lines, planes, and/or gravitational zero;
- a second orientation device configured to couple to the second interface, wherein the second orientation device is configured to sense changes relative to one or more reference points, lines, planes, and/or gravitational zero;
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- wherein at least one of the first orientation device and the second orientation device is configured to communicate changes relative to one or more reference points, lines, planes, and/or gravitational zero of the at least one of the first orientation device and the second orientation device to the other of the first orientation device and the second orientation device.
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A system for orthopedic surgery, comprising:
- an orthopedic fixture configured to couple to a bone of a patient, wherein the orthopedic fixture comprises a first interface and a second interface,
- a first orientation device configured to couple to the first interface, wherein the first orientation device is configured sense angular changes of the first orientation device;
- a second orientation device configured to couple to the second interface, wherein the second orientation device is configured sense angular changes of the second orientation device;
- wherein at least one of the first orientation device and the second orientation device is configured to communicate angular changes of the at least one of the first orientation device and the second orientation device to the other of the first orientation device and the second orientation device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.