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Device and method for determining the aperture angle of a joint

US8308663B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Brainlab AG · DE

Inventors

Gregor Tuma · Munich, DE
Mario Schubert · Poing, DE
Claus Shaffrath · Birkenfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 11, 2008
Grant date	Nov 13, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 11, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/4696
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for determining the aperture angle of a joint includes a detection device for detecting positions of joint components and/or positions of structures connected to or to be connected to the joint and a computational unit for ascertaining the aperture angle of the joint based on the detected positions.

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