Nicholas van der Walt;Charles S. Shapiro;Santiago P. Borja
发明人:
Nicholas van der Walt,Charles S. Shapiro,Santiago P. Borja
申请号:
US12626162
公开号:
US08911447B2
申请日:
2009.11.25
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要:
Systems and methods for joint replacement are provided. The systems and methods include a surgical orientation device and at least one orthopedic fixture. The surgical orientation device and orthopedic fixtures can be used to locate the orientation of an axis in the body, to adjust an orientation of a cutting plane or planes along a bony surface, to distract a joint, or to otherwise assist in an orthopedic procedure or procedures.