Patent ID: 8301221

Claim:
An apparatus for monitoring the position of an implantable orthopaedic prosthesis, the apparatus comprising: a patient support platform configured to support a patient in a standing upright position; a support frame secured to the patient support platform and extending upwardly from the patient support platform, the support frame including (i) a first side rail located toward a first lateral side of the patient support platform, (ii) a second side rail located toward a second lateral side of the patient support platform opposite the first lateral side, (iii) a front rail extending from the first side rail to the second side rail and located toward a front side of the patient support platform, and (iv) a support arm extending upwardly from the front rail; a display device secured to the support arm of the support frame, and positioned such that the display device is facing the patient when the patient is standing on the patient support platform; a plurality of pads coupled to the support frame and movable with respect to the support frame to secure at least a portion of the patient in a fixed position by applying an amount of pressure on the portion of the patient; a sensor array secured to the support frame and the patient support platform between the first side rail and the second side rail, the sensor array extending upwardly from the patient support platform and being configured to generate data signals in response to an output signal received from a signal source coupled to the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis; and a controller electrically coupled to the sensor array and configured to (i) determine a position of the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis based on the data signals received from the sensor array and (ii) display indicia of the position of the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis on the display device.