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Device and method for displaying joint force data

US8556830B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2009
Grant dateOct 15, 2013
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Expiry dateMar 9, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2090/065
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A hand-held display module includes a housing, a display coupled to the housing, and a circuit positioned in the housing and coupled to the display. The circuit includes a receiver circuit configured to communicate with a sensor module positioned in a knee joint of a patient to receive joint force data indicative of the joint force of the patient's knee joint. In one mode, the circuit is configured to display a visual indication of the medial-lateral balance of the joint force based on the joint force data. In a second mode, the circuit is configured to display a visual indication of the medial-lateral and the anterior-posterior balance of the joint force.

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