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US 2006/0069324 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for performing a computer-assisted orthopaedic procedure
OwnerD. Block, Thorsten Burger +6inventors
InventorsD. Block, Thorsten Burger, Francois Urvoy, Magnus Flett, Michal Slomczykowski, Marcellino Maheson, Roger Oakeshott, Alec Birkbeck
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Abstract
A method of performing a computer-assisted orthopaedic procedure includes securing a sensor support instrument to the patient's bone. A number of sensors are secured to the support instrument. A computer-assisted orthopaedic surgical instrument is also disclosed.
Claims15
A method of performing computer-assisted hip surgery, the method comprising the steps of:
- securing a sensor support instrument to the posterior surface of a patient's proximal femur, and
- securing a sensor to the sensor support instrument.
A method of performing computer-assisted hip surgery, the method comprising the steps of:
- locating one or more of the greater trochanter, the lesser trochanter, and the intertrochanteric crest of a patient's femur,
- measuring a pre-determined distance from one or more of the greater trochanter, the lesser trochanter, and the intertrochanteric crest to a second location,
- securing a sensor support instrument to the second location, and
- securing a sensor to the sensor support instrument.
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