APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE POSITION OF AN ORTHOPAEDIC PROSTHESIS
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1. A system for monitoring the position of an implantable orthopaedic prosthesis, the system comprising:
- a patient support platform configured to support a patient in a standing position,a first signal source coupled to the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis, the first signal source being configured to generate a first output signal when the patient is standing on the patient support platform,a sensor array coupled to the patient support platform at a predetermined position and configured to generate data signals in response to the first output signal received from the first signal source, anda controller electrically coupled to the sensor array and configured to (i) determine a present position of the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis based on the data signals received from the sensor array, (ii) retrieve position data indicative of a previously determined position of the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis from a storage device, and (iii) contemporaneously display indicia of the present position and the previously determined position of the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis on a display device.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for determining a position of an orthopaedic prosthesis includes a patient support platform, a sensor array coupled to the patient support platform, and a controller electrically coupled to the sensor array. The sensor array is configured to generate data signals in response to an output signal of a signal source(s) coupled to the orthopaedic prosthesis and/or a bone of the patient. The controller is configured to determine a position of the orthopaedic prosthesis and/or the bone of the patient based on the data signals.
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1. A system for monitoring the position of an implantable orthopaedic prosthesis, the system comprising:
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a patient support platform configured to support a patient in a standing position, a first signal source coupled to the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis, the first signal source being configured to generate a first output signal when the patient is standing on the patient support platform, a sensor array coupled to the patient support platform at a predetermined position and configured to generate data signals in response to the first output signal received from the first signal source, and a controller electrically coupled to the sensor array and configured to (i) determine a present position of the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis based on the data signals received from the sensor array, (ii) retrieve position data indicative of a previously determined position of the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis from a storage device, and (iii) contemporaneously display indicia of the present position and the previously determined position of the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for monitoring the position of an implantable orthopaedic prosthesis, the system comprising:
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a patient support platform configured to support a patient in a standing position, a first signal source coupled to the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis, the first signal source being configured to generate a first output signal when the patient is standing on the patient support platform, a sensor array coupled to the patient support platform at a predetermined position and configured to generate data signals in response to the first output signal received from the first signal source, a display device coupled to the patient support platform, and a controller electrically coupled to the sensor array and the display device, the controller including a processor and a memory device electrically coupled to the processor, the memory device having stored therein a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; determine a present position of the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis based on the data signals received from the sensor array, retrieve position data indicative of a previously determined position of the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis from the memory device, and contemporaneously display indicia of the present position and the previously determined position of the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for monitoring the position of an implantable orthopaedic prosthesis, the system comprising:
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a patient support platform configured to support a patient in a standing position, a support frame secured to the patient support platform configured to be graspable by the patient while the patient is supported by the patient support platform in the standing position, a signal source secured to the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis, the signal source being configured to generate an output signal when the patient is standing on the patient support platform, a sensor array coupled to the patient support platform at a predetermined position and configured to generate data signals in response to the output signal received from the signal source, and a controller electrically coupled to the sensor array and configured to (i) determine a present position of the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis based on the data signals received from the sensor array, (ii) retrieve position data indicative of a previously determined position of the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis from a storage device, and (iii) contemporaneously display indicia of the present position and the previously determined position of the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis on a display device.
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