Osteotomy Procedure
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1. A computer program product for use in connection with a localization device for removing a wedge from a bone so as to achieve a desired correction angle between joints at opposing ends of said bone, said edge being formed by first and second cuts in the bone that intersect at a pivot location, said computer program product comprising:
- computer readable program code embodied in a computer readable medium, the computer readable program code comprising at least;
computer readable program code for recording a depth and angle of said first cut observed by the localization device and determining the pivot location therefrom;
computer readable program code for calculating an angle of said second cut as a function of the pivot location, said recorded angle of said first cut, and said desired correction angle.
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Abstract
An osteotomy resection procedure for removing a wedge from a bone utilizing a localization device. The localization device being used to track reference points associated with the bone, track surgical instruments, perform calculations to determine a resection angle for the wedge, and assist a surgeon in performing the procedure.
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1. A computer program product for use in connection with a localization device for removing a wedge from a bone so as to achieve a desired correction angle between joints at opposing ends of said bone, said edge being formed by first and second cuts in the bone that intersect at a pivot location, said computer program product comprising:
computer readable program code embodied in a computer readable medium, the computer readable program code comprising at least;
computer readable program code for recording a depth and angle of said first cut observed by the localization device and determining the pivot location therefrom;
computer readable program code for calculating an angle of said second cut as a function of the pivot location, said recorded angle of said first cut, and said desired correction angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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