Systems and methods for joint replacement
AssigneeOrthAlign, Inc.
InventorsSantiago P. Borja, Sean Nash, Nicholas van der Walt
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Abstract
Systems and methods for joint replacement are provided. The systems and methods include a surgical orientation device and at least one orthopedic fixture. The surgical orientation 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, to distract a joint, or to otherwise assist in an orthopedic procedure or procedures.
Claims12
An interactive user interface for aiding a user in performing an orthopedic procedure, wherein the user interface is displayed on a display associated with a surgical orientation device configured to monitor the orientation of the surgical orientation device in a three-dimensional coordinate reference system and wherein the user interface is configured to perform acts comprising:
- showing the user steps to be performed in the identified orthopedic procedure;
- and
- guiding the user in performance of the steps;
- wherein guiding the user comprises:
- displaying one or more instructive images related to a first step to be performed in the identified orthopedic procedure;
- prompting the user to press a user input after performing the first step of the identified orthopedic procedure;
- receiving a confirmation from the user that the first step of the identified procedure has been performed;
- and
- displaying one or more instructive images related to the second step to be performed in the identified orthopedic procedure.
A monitoring system for monitoring an orientation of a surgical orientation device having an associated three-dimensional coordinate reference system during an orthopedic procedure, the orientation system comprising:
- a display having a window;
- and
- an on-screen graphic, displayed in the window and representing one or more orientation measurements corresponding to an orientation of the surgical orientation device about one or more axes of the three-dimensional coordinate reference system, the one or more orientation measurements generated by a processor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.