METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE
First Claim
1. A method for performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure on a knee joint of a patient, the method comprising:
- resecting a proximal end of a patient'"'"'s tibia to create a resected surface of the patient'"'"'s tibia;
positioning a tibial paddle of a sensor module on the resected surface of the patient'"'"'s tibia, the tibial paddle including a sensor array,distracting the patient'"'"'s knee joint while the knee joint is in extension;
monitoring a display of the sensor module, the display providing a visual indication of the medial-lateral joint force balance of the patient'"'"'s knee joint; and
performing a balancing procedure to adjust the medial-lateral balance as indicated by the display of the sensor module
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Abstract
A method for performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure on a knee joint of a patient includes resecting a proximal end of a patient'"'"'s tibia to create a resected surface of the patient'"'"'s tibia and positioning a tibial paddle of a sensor module on the proximal end of the patient'"'"'s tibia. The tibial paddle includes a sensor array generating sensor signals indicative of the joint force of the patient'"'"'s knee joint. The method also includes performing a number of orthopaedic surgical steps while monitoring a display of the sensor module that provides a visual indication of the medial-lateral balance of the joint force of the patient'"'"'s knee joint.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure on a knee joint of a patient, the method comprising:
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resecting a proximal end of a patient'"'"'s tibia to create a resected surface of the patient'"'"'s tibia; positioning a tibial paddle of a sensor module on the resected surface of the patient'"'"'s tibia, the tibial paddle including a sensor array, distracting the patient'"'"'s knee joint while the knee joint is in extension; monitoring a display of the sensor module, the display providing a visual indication of the medial-lateral joint force balance of the patient'"'"'s knee joint; and performing a balancing procedure to adjust the medial-lateral balance as indicated by the display of the sensor module - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure on a knee joint of a patient, the method comprising:
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resecting a proximal end of a patient'"'"'s tibia to create a resected surface of the patient'"'"'s tibia; positioning a tibial paddle of a sensor module on the resected surface of the patient'"'"'s tibia, the tibial paddle including a sensor array positioned therein, distracting the patient'"'"'s knee joint to establish a substantially rectangular gap between the patient'"'"'s proximal tibia and distal femur; monitoring a visual indication of the relative balance of a medial joint force and a lateral joint force of the patient'"'"'s knee joint displayed on the display of the sensor module; and performing a balancing procedure on the patient'"'"'s knee joint until the medial joint force and the lateral joint force are within a first predetermined percentage of each other as indicated on the visual indication displayed on the display module. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure on a knee joint of a patient, the method comprising:
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positioning a tibial paddle of a sensor module on a resected proximal end of a patient'"'"'s tibia, the tibial paddle including a sensor array positioned therein, distracting the patient'"'"'s knee joint to establish a substantially rectangular gap between the patient'"'"'s proximal tibia and distal femur; monitoring a plurality of light emitting diodes located on the sensor module, the plurality of light emitting diodes being illuminated in a pattern to provide a visual indication of the relative balance of a medial joint force and a lateral joint force of the patient'"'"'s knee joint displayed on the display of the sensor module; and performing a ligament release procedure on the patient'"'"'s knee joint until the medial joint force and the lateral joint force are within a first predetermined percentage of each other as indicated by the plurality of light emitting diodes.
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