Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dynamic knee balancer with pressure sensing
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Application No.: US13619227Application Date: 2012-09-14
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Publication No.: US08758355B2Publication Date: 2014-06-24
- Inventor: Michael Fisher , Anthony K. Hedley , Michael Howard , Kevin M. Cordes , Toshinobu Katsuya
- Applicant: Michael Fisher , Anthony K. Hedley , Michael Howard , Kevin M. Cordes , Toshinobu Katsuya
- Applicant Address: US CA El Dorado Hills
- Assignee: Synvasive Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Synvasive Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA El Dorado Hills
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61B17/17
- IPC: A61B17/17 ; A61B17/56 ; A61B17/90

Abstract:
A device for performing a surgical procedure on a knee includes an adjustable femoral portion, a tibial portion and at least one sensor coupled with the femoral and/or tibial portions to sense pressure exerted by the a moral and tibial portions against one another. The femoral portion is adapted for removably coupling with a distal end of a femur to adjust tension in soft tissue adjacent the knee and has at least one positioning feature adapted to move relative to the distal end of the femur as the femoral portion is adjusted, thus helping position a femoral prosthetic on the distal end of the femur. The sensor(s) may be adapted to sense pressure at medial and lateral sides of the knee, and relative pressures may be displayed as data on a visual display. Adjustments to the femoral member may be made to balance pressure at flexion and extension of the knee.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130013076A1 DYNAMIC KNEE BALANCER WITH PRESSURE SENSING Public/Granted day:2013-01-10
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