Patent ID: 8565853
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: A61B,A61C,G01R,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of performing bone or tissue manipulation comprising the steps of: implanting programmable markers on opposite sides of one or more fragments of one of bone and tissue within a patient's body, the markers communicating with one another to enable a determination of their relative positions, wherein the markers transmit to and receive from an external device signals containing information as to the markers' positions; capturing an image of the fragments with the markers attached thereto; manipulating the image of the fragments in one of a virtual environment and a simulated environment to a desired restored orientation; determining desired positions the markers will have when the fragments are in the desired restored orientation; programming the implanted markers with the desired orientations and instructing the markers to communicate with an external device, the external device being capable of generating an indicator signal upon the markers being manipulate into the desired orientations; and manipulating the fragments, after the markers have been programmed, until an indicator signal is generated indicating that the desired restored orientation has been substantially achieved.