Electronic signature for bone preparation
OwnerKambiz Behzadiinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for a system and method for providing an electronic signature as a method and apparatus for sizing bone for press fit arthroplasty. Electrical signatures of driving motive systems used in bone preparation for the press fit arthroplasty, such as driving motors of reamers and broaches, provide a metric for proper sizing.
Claims22
A bone processing apparatus for a processing a cavity within a bone, the cavity configured for a press fit fixation of a prosthesis within the cavity, comprising:
- a bone processing implement;
- a motor responsive to an input energy configured to process the cavity using said bone processing implement;
- and
- an energy signature producer, coupled to said input energy, configured to provide a real time quantitative energy signature of said motor during the processing using said bone processing implement.
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A bone preparation method for processing a cavity within a bone, the cavity configured for a press fit fixation of a prosthesis within the cavity, comprising:
- processing, responsive to a motor having an energy input, the cavity using a bone processing implement during a bone preparation process;
- and
- determining, using an energy signature producer coupled to said energy input, a real time quantitative energy signature of said motor during said bone preparation process using said bone processing implement.
A bone processing apparatus for a processing of a cavity within a bone using a bone preparation tool, the cavity configured for a press fit fixation of a prosthesis within the cavity, comprising:
- a bone processing implement coupled to the bone preparation tool;
- a motor, coupled to the bone preparation tool, responsive to an input energy configured to process the cavity using said bone processing implement;
- and
- an energy signature system configured to provide a real time quantitative energy signature of the bone processing apparatus during the processing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.