Patent ID: 11871975
Assignee: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A method for preparing for installing a fixator in a biological tissue, wherein the method comprises,
i) tapping with a surgical tool in the location of the biological tissue where a fixator is to be installed,
ii) receiving measurements from a first, second, and third sensors and calculating values of one or more torque parameters and one or more energy-rotation parameters, wherein said one or more torque parameters and one or more energy-rotation parameters comprise mean torque, mean rotational velocity, mean power, and total energy based on the measurements
during the tapping,
iii) generating a Property I value, wherein the Property I value is a sum of weighted values of the one or more torque parameters and one or more energy-rotation parameters, and
iv) adjusting tap size if the Property I value falls outside optimal ranges of Property I, or
continuing with tapping if the Property I value falls within the optimal ranges.