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US 2014/0276889 A1Published application
Portable surgical guide with laser, abduction and anteversion measuring system and method of using same
OwnerWilliam C. HEAD, Steven DeLeon +1inventors
InventorsWilliam C. HEAD, Steven DeLeon, Bart Dalton
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Abstract
Methods, systems and devices for properly positioning and aligning a prosthetic socket and/or prosthetic ball into host bone structure of a patient using one or more guide shown. Guides implemented according to embodiments may utilize in combination digital IC inclinometer and the laser surgical system with calibrated, reflecting dome.
Claims20
A method for properly orienting a prosthetic socket in a bone cavity of a patient, said method comprising:
- placing said patient in a lateral position;
- and
- preparing said bone cavity for receiving said prosthetic socket using a reamer, wherein an Abduction and Anteversion Measuring System (AAMS) is used to guide an orientation of said reamer during said preparation to provide a prepared bone cavity facilitating said properly orienting said prosthetic socket.
An Abduction and Anteversion Measuring System (AAMS), said system comprising:
- a hand-held Portable Surgical Guide with Laser (PSG);
- and
- a calibrated dome, said dome disposed in a Steinmann pin guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.