Patent ID: 8078440
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: A61B,A61F,B33Y,G16B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for preoperatively approximating a preferred biomechanic fit of a prosthesis relative to a patient's articular joint, comprising the steps of: a. receiving information concerning a pre-operative physical articulation of the articular joint during at least one pre-operative physical activity of the patient, such information including: b. inputting the information concerning the derived force environment and the relative positions of the patient's articular joint into one or more computer simulation models; c. inputting a prosthesis computer model into the one or more computer simulation models; d. using the one or more computer simulation models, inputted prosthesis computer model, and inputted information, approximating a preferred biomechanic fit of the prosthesis relative to the patient's articular joint; and e. outputting information concerning the preferred biomechanic fit of the prosthesis relative to the patient's articular joint.