Patent ID: 8521492
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: A61B,A61F,B33Y,G16B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of treating an articular joint of a particular patient, the method comprising: (a) preparing the articular joint to receive a joint implant; (b) installing at least one trial on the prepared articular joint, the trial comprising at least one sensor configured to communicate with a computing device; (c) using the computing device, accessing data concerning a patient-specific predicted performance of the articular joint: (d) moving the patient's joint while using the sensor and the computing device to collect data reflecting an actual performance of the patient's joint comprising at least one of an actual kinematic performance and an actual kinetic performance, wherein the actual kinetic performance comprises at least one of a measured force magnitude and a measured force direction during movement of the patient's joint, wherein the actual kinematic performance comprises at least one of a measured translation and a measured rotation during movement of the patient's joint; (e) comparing the data concerning the patient-specific predicted performance to the data concerning the actual performance of the patient's joint; and (f) based on the comparison, doing at least one of: installing a second joint implant instead of the joint implant, further modifying the articular joint to change a planned position of the joint implant relative to the articular joint, and further modifying the articular joint to change a planned orientation of the joint implant relative to the articular joint.