Patent ID: 8551023

Claim:
An orthopaedic surgical device comprising: a tibial paddle shaped to be positioned between a patient's proximal tibia and distal femur; a sensor array positioned in the tibial paddle, the sensor array including a plurality of pressure sensors configured to generate sensor signals indicative of a force between the patient's tibia and femur; a rigid handle secured to the tibial paddle such that the handle and tibial paddle are coplanar in a reference plane, wherein the handle includes a top handle housing and a bottom handle housing; a first display secured to an end of the top handle housing; a second display secured to an end of the bottom handle housing, positioned such that a line orthogonal to the reference plane intersects the first display and the second display; and a circuit positioned in the handle, the circuit configured to receive the sensor signals from the sensor array and to control the first display to provide a visual indication of the force between the patient's tibia and femur.