Patent ID: 8197549
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: A61B,A61F,G16H

Abstract:
1. A system for prosthesis fitting in joints comprising: an artificial condyle; a spacer, the spacer cooperating with the condyle to form an artificial joint, the spacer adapted to support a force from the condyle, the artificial joint being adapted to move between a flexed position and an extended position defining a range of motion; a sensor embedded within the spacer, the sensor being responsive to the force, wherein the sensor generates an output representative of the force; a processor having a memory, the processor being operatively coupled to the sensor, the processor memory being adapted to store the output representative of the force on the spacer by the condyle; a computer analysis program stored on the processor memory, the computer analysis program being adapted to analyze the output representative of the force on the spacer, wherein the computer analysis program is a finite element analysis program.