PROSTHETIC DEVICE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING PROSTHETIC DEVICE
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Abstract
A prosthetic device includes one or more components configured to be disposed in a joint. The component includes at least one feature configured to provide information about the component. The information can be used to determine or create the relationship between the component and the joint and/or other components. This relationship may be used to evaluate and/or modify the expected performance of the prosthetic device and assist in determining the optimal relationship between one or more components and a patient'"'"'s anatomy.
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85 Claims
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1-16. -16. (canceled)
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17. A surgical method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring first information about a first implant configured to be disposed in a joint; acquiring second information about at least one of a second implant configured to be disposed in the joint and a bone of the joint; determining a relationship between the first implant and the at least one of the second implant and the bone based at least in part on the first information and the second information; and evaluating the relationship based on at least one condition, wherein the condition includes at least one performance characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A surgical method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring information about a first implant configured to be disposed in a joint; and planning placement in the joint of the first implant based at least in part on the information acquired about the first implant and a desired relationship between the first implant and at least one of a second implant configured to be disposed in the joint and a bone of the joint, wherein the first implant includes at least one virtual feature configured to provide the information. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A system for implanting a prosthetic device comprising:
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a first component of the prosthetic device configured to be disposed in actual joint and including a first feature; and a computer programmed; to determine, based in part on a second component of the prosthetic device that is disposed on an actual bone of the actual joint, a placement of the first component on the same actual bone to obtain a desired relationship between the first component and the second component, and to determine a relationship between the first component and the second component, wherein the second component includes a second feature, and wherein the determined relationship is based at least in part on the first feature and the second feature, and wherein at least one of the first feature and the second feature includes a characteristic that is represented via a computer as a virtual feature. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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50. (canceled)
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51. (canceled)
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52. A system for implanting a prosthetic device comprising:
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a first component of the prosthetic device configured to be disposed in actual joint and including a first feature providing first information; and a computer programmed; to determine at least one relationship between the first component and a second component of the prosthetic device that is disposed on an actual bone of the actual joint, wherein the second component includes a second feature providing second information, and wherein the at least one relationship is based at least in part on the first feature and the second feature, and to evaluate the at least one relationship based on at least one condition to obtain a desired relationship between the second component disposed on the actual bone of the actual joint and the first component when disposed on the same actual bone, and wherein the at least one condition includes at least one performance characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61)
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58. (canceled)
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63. A surgical method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring a first feature of a first component configured to be disposed in a joint; acquiring a second feature of at least one of a second component configured to be disposed in the joint and a bone of the joint; determining a relationship between the first feature and the second feature; and evaluating the relationship based on at least one condition, wherein at least one of the first feature and the second feature includes a virtual feature. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A surgical method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring a first feature of a first component of configured to be disposed in a joint; acquiring a second feature of at least one of a second component configured to be disposed in the joint and a bone of the joint; relating the first feature to the second feature based on a relationship; and modifying the relationship based on a performance characteristic.
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74. (canceled)
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75. (canceled)
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