DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING JOINT FORCE DATA
First Claim
1. A hand-held display module comprising:
- a housing sized to be hand-holdable by an orthopaedic surgeon;
a display coupled to the housing; and
a circuit positioned in the housing, the circuit including a receiver circuit configured to receive joint force data indicative of the joint force between a patient'"'"'s tibia and femur,wherein the circuit is configured to determine a joint force value indicative of the medial-lateral balance of the joint force based on the joint force data and display a visual indication on the display of the medial-lateral balance of the joint force based on the joint force value.
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Abstract
A hand-held display module includes a housing, a display coupled to the housing, and a circuit positioned in the housing and coupled to the display. The circuit includes a receiver circuit configured to communicate with a sensor module positioned in a knee joint of a patient to receive joint force data indicative of the joint force of the patient'"'"'s knee joint. In one mode, the circuit is configured to display a visual indication of the medial-lateral balance of the joint force based on the joint force data. In a second mode, the circuit is configured to display a visual indication of the medial-lateral and the anterior-posterior balance of the joint force.
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20 Claims
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1. A hand-held display module comprising:
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a housing sized to be hand-holdable by an orthopaedic surgeon; a display coupled to the housing; and a circuit positioned in the housing, the circuit including a receiver circuit configured to receive joint force data indicative of the joint force between a patient'"'"'s tibia and femur, wherein the circuit is configured to determine a joint force value indicative of the medial-lateral balance of the joint force based on the joint force data and display a visual indication on the display of the medial-lateral balance of the joint force based on the joint force value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A hand-held display module comprising:
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a display; a receiver circuit configured to receive joint force data indicative of the joint force between a patient'"'"'s tibia and femur, a processor coupled to the receiver circuit and the display; and a memory device coupled to the processor and having stored therein a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; determine a joint force value indicative of the medial-lateral balance of the joint force based on the joint force data, and display an icon on the display in a position that provides a visual indication of the medial-lateral balance of the joint force. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A hand-held display module comprising:
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a display; a receiver circuit configured to communicate with a sensor module positioned in a knee joint of a patient to receive joint force data indicative of the joint force of the patient'"'"'s knee joint; and a control circuit coupled to the display and the receiver circuit, the control circuit being configured to (i) determine a medial force value indicative of a medial component of the joint force based on the joint force data, (ii) determine a lateral force value indicative of a lateral component of the joint force based on the joint force data, (iii) determine an average force value based on the medial force value and the lateral force value, and (iv) display the medial force value, the lateral force value, and the average force value on the display.
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