Patent ID: 9301858
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for aiding visualization of a prosthetic implant and concurrently landmarking a patient tissue, the apparatus comprising: a center post having proximal and distal post ends longitudinally separated by a post body, the post body defining a post axis coaxially therewith; an implant emulator embodying a reference feature of a prosthetic implant, the implant emulator being carried on an outer surface of the center post at a predetermined longitudinal spacing from the distal post end; and a guiding device removably and directly attached to the implant emulator, the guiding device including an attachment structure attached to the implant emulator, a spacing arm connected to the attachment structure and extending laterally outward from the post axis, and a landmark guiding structure connected to the spacing arm, spaced apart from the center post, and embodying at least one of a location and a trajectory for placement of a landmark.