CPC A61B 5/6878 (2013.01) [A61B 5/103 (2013.01); A61B 5/1118 (2013.01); A61B 5/1121 (2013.01); A61B 5/1127 (2013.01); A61B 5/686 (2013.01); A61B 5/7246 (2013.01); A61B 5/7445 (2013.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); A61B 5/0031 (2013.01); A61B 5/4528 (2013.01); A61B 5/4571 (2013.01); A61B 5/4585 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3916 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3975 (2016.02); A61F 2002/3067 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A system for monitoring a position of an orthopaedic instrument, the system comprising:
a first signal source configured to generate a first output signal during performance of a surgical procedure in which the instrument is being used;
a sensor configured to, during the performance of the surgical procedure, generate a data signal in response to the first output signal received from the first signal source; and
a controller electrically coupled to the sensor and configured to, during the performance of the surgical procedure:
determine a present position of the instrument based on the data signal received from the sensor,
retrieve position data indicative of a previously determined position of the instrument from a storage device, and
contemporaneously display indicia of the present position and the previously determined position of the instrument on a display device;
wherein the data signal uniquely identifies the sensor;
the controller is configured to, during the performance of the surgical procedure, identify a patient using the data signal that uniquely identifies the sensor; and
the controller is configured to cause the indicia to be displayed on the display device on image data of the identified patient.
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