Joint gap balancing lever and methods of use thereof
US11653907B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 27, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/0266
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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.
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