Sensing force during partial and total knee replacement surgery
    1.
    发明授权
    Sensing force during partial and total knee replacement surgery 有权
    部分和全膝关节置换手术时的感觉力

    公开(公告)号:US08211041B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-03

    申请号:US12544897

    申请日:2009-08-20

    IPC分类号: A61B5/103 A61B5/117

    摘要: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for measuring forces in the space of a knee during surgery. Such forces can be caused by tension in the ligaments of the knee. A femoral member is engaged with a distal femur. While the knee is flexed, partially extended, or fully extended, a force sensor and a gauge shim can be placed in the gap between the femoral member and the tibial plateau to measure the forces therebetween. The force sensor provides an accurate and quantifiable measurement of force, making knee replacement surgery and ligament tension balancing more accurate, standardized and repeatable. The force sensor comprises an elongate housing which comprises a thin force sensing distal portion and a proximal handle portion.

    摘要翻译: 提供系统,装置和方法用于在手术期间测量膝盖空间中的力。 这种力可以由膝盖韧带的张力引起。 股骨构件与股骨远端接合。 当膝盖弯曲,部分延伸或完全伸展时,可以将力传感器和计量垫片放置在股骨构件和胫骨平台之间的间隙中,以测量其间的力。 力传感器提供精确和可量化的力测量,使膝关节置换手术和韧带张力平衡更准确,标准化和可重复。 力传感器包括细长壳体,其包括细力感测远侧部分和近侧手柄部分。

    SENSING FORCE DURING PARTIAL AND TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY
    2.
    发明申请
    SENSING FORCE DURING PARTIAL AND TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY 有权
    部分和全膝关节置换手术期间的感觉力

    公开(公告)号:US20100217156A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-26

    申请号:US12544897

    申请日:2009-08-20

    IPC分类号: A61B5/103

    摘要: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for measuring forces in the space of a knee during surgery. Such forces can be caused by tension in the ligaments of the knee. A femoral member is engaged with a distal femur. While the knee is flexed, partially extended, or fully extended, a force sensor and a gauge shim can be placed in the gap between the femoral member and the tibial plateau to measure the forces therebetween. The force sensor provides an accurate and quantifiable measurement of force, making knee replacement surgery and ligament tension balancing more accurate, standardized and repeatable. The force sensor comprises an elongate housing which comprises a thin force sensing distal portion and a proximal handle portion.

    摘要翻译: 提供系统,装置和方法用于在手术期间测量膝盖空间中的力。 这种力可以由膝盖韧带的张力引起。 股骨构件与股骨远端接合。 当膝盖弯曲,部分延伸或完全伸展时,可以将力传感器和计量垫片放置在股骨构件和胫骨平台之间的间隙中,以测量其间的力。 力传感器提供精确和可量化的力测量,使膝关节置换手术和韧带张力平衡更准确,标准化和可重复。 力传感器包括细长壳体,其包括细力感测远侧部分和近侧手柄部分。

    Knee arthroplasty apparatus and method
    4.
    发明授权
    Knee arthroplasty apparatus and method 有权
    膝关节置换装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US08435246B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-07

    申请号:US12616747

    申请日:2009-11-11

    IPC分类号: A61B17/56

    摘要: A method for positioning a bone cutting guide on a tibia may involve coupling a cutting guide positioning apparatus with a tibia, adjusting the positioning apparatus in a varus/valgus orientation, adjusting the positioning apparatus in an anterior/posterior orientation, adjusting the positioning apparatus up or down to select a tibial bone resection level, and contacting a cutting guide with the tibia, using the adjusted positioning apparatus.

    摘要翻译: 用于将骨切割引导件定位在胫骨上的方法可以包括将切割引导器定位装置与胫骨联接,以内翻/外翻方向调整定位装置,以前/后方向调整定位装置,将定位装置向上 或向下以选择胫骨骨切除水平,并且使用调节的定位装置将切割引导件与胫骨接触。

    DYNAMIC KNEE BALANCER WITH PRESSURE SENSING
    5.
    发明申请
    DYNAMIC KNEE BALANCER WITH PRESSURE SENSING 有权
    动态KNEE平衡与压力感应

    公开(公告)号:US20130013076A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-10

    申请号:US13619227

    申请日:2012-09-14

    IPC分类号: A61F2/38

    摘要: 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 he adapted to sense pressure at medial and lateral sides of the knee, and relative pressures may he 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.

    摘要翻译: 用于在膝盖上执行外科手术的装置包括可调节的股骨部分,胫骨。 部分和至少一个与股骨和/或胫骨部分联接的传感器,以感测由股骨和胫骨部分相对于彼此施加的压力。 股骨部分适于与股骨的远端可移动地联接以调节邻近膝盖的软组织中的张力,并且具有适于随着股骨部分被调节而相对于股骨的远端移动的至少一个定位特征,因此 帮助股骨假体位于股骨远端。 传感器可以适应于感测膝盖的内侧和外侧的压力,并且相对压力可以作为数据显示在视觉显示器上。 可以对股骨构件进行调整,以平衡膝盖弯曲和伸展时的压力。

    SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING A CUTTING GUIDE IN KNEE SURGERY
    9.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING A CUTTING GUIDE IN KNEE SURGERY 有权
    用于定位KNEE手术切割指南的系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120259342A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-11

    申请号:US13524405

    申请日:2012-06-15

    IPC分类号: A61B17/90

    摘要: A system is provided for positioning a cutting guide on a femur of a knee to make a cut along a distal end of the femur during knee surgery. The system may generally include an adjustable femoral attachment member configured to attach to a cut distal end of the femur, a cutting guide removably attachable to the femoral attachment member and configured to guide a surgical saw to make an additional cut on the distal end of the femur, and a force sensor for positioning between the femoral attachment member and a proximal end of a tibia of the knee. The force sensor may include a medial portion for sensing a medial force in the knee and a lateral portion for sensing a lateral force in the knee.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种系统,用于将切割引导件定位在膝盖的股骨上,以在膝盖手术期间沿着股骨的远端进行切割。 该系统通常可以包括被配置为附接到股骨的切割远端的可调节股骨连接构件,切割引导件,其可移除地附接到股骨附接构件并且构造成引导外科手术锯以在该远端上进行另外的切割 股骨和用于定位在股骨附接构件和膝盖的胫骨近端之间的力传感器。 力传感器可以包括用于感测膝盖内侧力的中间部分和用于感测膝盖中的侧向力的侧部。

    BONE POSITIONING DEVICE AND METHOD
    10.
    发明申请
    BONE POSITIONING DEVICE AND METHOD 有权
    骨定位装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120245589A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-27

    申请号:US13417079

    申请日:2012-03-09

    IPC分类号: A61B17/90

    摘要: A method for positioning a bone cutting guide on a tibia may begin with coupling a bone cut positioning apparatus with a tibia. The method may also include adjusting the positioning apparatus in a varus/valgus orientation to shine a light emitted by a light emitter approximately along a midline of an anterior surface of the tibia, swinging a pivoting arm about a pivot joint to direct the emitted light along a medial surface of the tibia, adjusting the positioning apparatus in an anterior/posterior orientation to shine the light approximately along a midline of the medial surface, contacting a stylus with a proximal end of the tibia to select a cutting depth for a bone cut to be made on the tibia, and attaching the bone cutting guide to the tibia in a position determined by the positioning apparatus.

    摘要翻译: 将骨切割引导件定位在胫骨上的方法可以将骨切割定位装置与胫骨联接开始。 该方法还可以包括以内翻/外翻方向调整定位装置,以照射大致沿着胫骨前表面的中线的光发射器发射的光,围绕枢转关节摆动枢转臂以引导发射的光沿着 胫骨的内侧表面,以前/后方向调整定位装置,以沿着中间表面的中线照射光,使触针与胫骨的近端接触,以选择用于骨切割的切割深度 在胫骨上制造,并且将骨切割引导件附接到由定位装置确定的位置中的胫骨。