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Method and Device for the Sonographic Navigated Repositioning of Bone Fragments

  • US 20080208055A1
  • Filed: 02/06/2008
  • Published: 08/28/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for aligning a first fragment and a second fragment of a fractured bone relative to each other, comprising:

  • using an ultrasound device to identify at least one landmark on each of the first fragment of the bone and the second fragment of the bone;

    determining a spatial position and/or orientation of each of the identified landmarks; and

    using the determined spatial position and/or orientation of each of the identified landmarks to determine an alignment of the first and second fragments of the bone that satisfies a predetermined criteria.

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