Patent ID: 9492290
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A system for determining force balance on a knee joint during a surgical procedure, the system comprising: a tibial prosthesis including a bearing component, a base component, and a shim component, the bearing component, having a superior articulating surface and an inferior surface, and comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, a frame disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion, a plurality of sensors disposed between a superior surface of the frame and the bottom portion, the frame having a plurality of apertures corresponding in a size or shape to the plurality of sensors, the base component having a superior surface and an inferior surface, the shim component configured to be slidable between the inferior surface of the bearing component and the superior surface of the base component, and a plurality of distinct projections extending from the top portion of the bearing component that are sized and shaped to fit within the plurality of apertures of the frame and positioned between the superior articulating surface and the inferior surface of the bearing component, each of the plurality of distinct projections is configured to operatively engage with at least one of the plurality of sensors.