Patent ID: 8758355

Claim:
A system for sizing a prosthetic implant within a knee joint, the system comprising: a femoral portion couplable to a distal end of a femur, the femoral portion including a plurality of apertures configured to guide a drill bit to form one or more holes in the distal end of the femur; a tibial portion couplable to a proximal end of a tibia; a sensor housing couplable to or integrated with the femoral portion or the tibial portion and including one or more force or pressure sensors, the one or more sensors configured to measure a force or a pressure produced within the knee joint, the force or pressure generated, at least in part, by soft tissue adjacent to the knee joint; and a plurality of shims configured to engage the femoral portion or the tibial portion and adjust the force or pressure produced, at least in part, by the soft tissue adjacent to the knee joint.