Patella tracking method and apparatus for use in surgical navigation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8571637
APP PUB NO 20090183740A1
SERIAL NO

12356963

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An apparatus for use in tracking movement of a patella through a range of motion during a surgical navigation procedure, comprising a frame fixed in relation to the patella, a patella trial component associated with the frame for fixing the frame relative to the patella, and a reference array configured to attach to the frame, the reference array having first, second and third markers, the first, second and third markers being detectable by a surgical navigation system when exposed to a measurement field of the surgical navigation system.

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  • BIOMET MANUFACTURING, LLC

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Schoenefeld, Ryan Fort Wayne, US 9 1354
Sheffer, Garrett Hoboken, US 10 1063

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