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

Claim 12:
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
positioning the knee joint at a second orientation different from the first orientation;
determining, from the rotation sensor and the flexion/extension display, that the knee joint in the second orientation has a second flexion/extension value that is within a second specified range of flexion/extension values;
inserting the second shim and the distal portion of the housing into the knee joint, with the knee joint in the second orientation, to seat the housing and the second shim in the knee joint;
measuring, with the force sensor and the force display, a third 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 second orientation; and
determining that the third force value is within a second specified range of force values.