Patent ID: 11918491
Assignee: ZIMMER, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
measuring, with the force sensor and the force display, a first force value obtained with the first shim and the distal portion of the housing seated in the knee joint and the knee joint in the first orientation;
determining that the first force value is outside a first specified range of force values;
detaching the first shim from the distal portion of the housing;
attaching a second shim, having a second thickness different from the first thickness, to the distal portion of the housing over one of the opposing surfaces, such that the force sensor measures a force exerted between the second shim and the other of the opposing surfaces;
inserting the second shim and the distal portion of the housing into the knee joint, with the knee joint in the first orientation, to seat the housing and the second shim in the knee joint;
measuring, with the force sensor and the force display, a second force value obtained with the second shim and the distal portion of the housing seated in the knee joint and the knee joint in the first orientation; and
determining that the second force value is within the first specified range of force values.