PROSTHETIC DEVICE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING PROSTHETIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of implanting a prosthetic device configured to form at least a portion of a joint, comprising the steps of:
- selecting a first component of the prosthetic device configured to be implanted in a body;
determining a placement at which the first component will be fixed relative to a bone of the body;
selecting a second component of the prosthetic device configured to be implanted in the body; and
determining a placement at which the second component will be fixed relative to the bone, wherein the determination of the placement of the second component is not constrained by a connection to the first component.
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Abstract
A method of implanting a prosthetic device configured to form at least a portion of a joint is provided. The method includes selecting a first component of the prosthetic device configured to be implanted in a body, determining a placement at which the first component will be fixed relative to a bone of the body, selecting a second component of the prosthetic device configured to be implanted in the body, and determining a placement at which the second component will be fixed relative to the bone. The determination of the placement of the second component is not constrained by a connection to the first component.
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64 Claims
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1. A method of implanting a prosthetic device configured to form at least a portion of a joint, comprising the steps of:
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selecting a first component of the prosthetic device configured to be implanted in a body;
determining a placement at which the first component will be fixed relative to a bone of the body;
selecting a second component of the prosthetic device configured to be implanted in the body; and
determining a placement at which the second component will be fixed relative to the bone, wherein the determination of the placement of the second component is not constrained by a connection to the first component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A prosthetic device configured to form at least a portion of a joint, comprising:
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a plurality of components configured to be implanted in a body, wherein each of the plurality of components is configured to be fixed relative to a bone of the body and each of the plurality of components is configured such that a placement at which the component will be fixed relative to the bone is not constrained by a connection to another of the components. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A prosthetic device comprising:
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a plurality of segmented components configured to form at least a portion of a joint, wherein each of the plurality of segmented components is configured such that a placement of one of the segmented components in the joint is not constrained by a connection to another of the segmented components. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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