#$%^&*AU2016210637A120160818.pdf#####109 METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN ALIGNMENT SYSTEM ABSTRACT The present invention relates to a method of controlling an alignment system to align 5 an Orthopaedic implant according to alignment information data. The method allows for the derivation of patient biomechanical data from patient specific imaging information, the determination of alignment information data from the biomechanical data and other patient data, including patient data relating to post-implant activities that the patient desires. The method further allows for the control of the alignment 0 system to align the Orthopaedic implant in accordance with selected alignment information data, the selected alignment information data being selected from the set of possible alignment information data which would allow the patient to perform the desired post-implant activities.300 START receive, via the data interface, patient specific 310 information data being indicative of one or more dynamic characteristics 320 calculate patient data according to the patient specific information data calculate alignment information data for the 330 orthopaedic implant according to the patient i data -- - - - - - - - - - - -L- - - - - ----------receive, via the data interface, patient acquired data being indicative of one or more desired 340 post-implant activities, the patient acquired data comprising post-implant activities preference data 350 calculate a set of possible alignment information data according to the patient data and the patient acquired data r- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -select alignment information data from the set of -360 possible alignment information data according to the post-implant activities preference data load, from a database, library alignment information data, compare the selected 370 alignment information data with the library alignment information data to give optimized alignment information data END FIGURE 3
