Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Joint gap balancing lever and methods of use thereof
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Application No.: US17874541Application Date: 2022-07-27
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Publication No.: US11653907B2Publication Date: 2023-05-23
- Inventor: Peter Ebbitt
- Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Applicant Address: US FL Weston
- Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Current Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Weston
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/02
- IPC: A61B17/02 ; A61B34/20 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
A joint distraction lever includes a lever body, a foot coupled to the lever body via a hinge such that the foot is rotatable relative to the lever body, and a force sensor positioned between a bottom surface of the lever body and the foot and configured to measure a force of the foot on the bottom surface of the lever body during a joint distraction procedure in which a torque is applied to the lever body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220354476A1 JOINT GAP BALANCING LEVER AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Public/Granted day:2022-11-10
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