Abstract: A CAS system and method for guiding an operator in inserting a femoral implant in a femur as a function of a limb length and orientation of the femoral implant with respect to the femur, comprising a reference tool for the femur, a registration tool, a bone altering tool and a sensing apparatus.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 3, 2003
Date of Patent:
May 17, 2016
Assignee:
ORTHOSOFT HOLDINGS INC.
Inventors:
Herbert André Jansen, Louis-Philippe Amiot, Isabelle Fontaine, Sébastien Jutras, Daniel Odermatt, Benoît Pelletier