Patent ID: 11864838
Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A method of assessing laxity of a joint during a surgical procedure, the method comprising:
pre-operatively generating a surgical plan comprising a post-operative laxity assumption;
inserting one or more trial components into the joint based on the surgical plan;
collecting first motion information related to movement of the joint through a first range of motion after inserting the one or more trial components;
collecting second motion information related to movement of the joint through a second range of motion after inserting the one or more trial components;
determining a projected post-operative laxity for the joint based on a difference between the first motion information and the second motion information; and
determining laxity results for the surgical procedure by at least comparing the projected post-operative laxity and the post-operative laxity assumption,
displaying the laxity results on a display device, and
revising the surgical plan based on the laxity results.