US 12,419,688 B2
Method for implanting a hip prosthesis and related system
Jason Meridew, Warsaw, IN (US); William Jason Slone, Silver Lake, IN (US); Mark Scrafton, Warsaw, IN (US); John White, Winona Lake, IN (US); and Seth Nash, Fort Wayne, IN (US)
Assigned to Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed by Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/543,416.
Application 17/543,416 is a continuation of application No. 16/410,468, filed on May 13, 2019, granted, now 11,219,486.
Application 16/410,468 is a continuation of application No. 15/936,026, filed on Mar. 26, 2018, granted, now 10,327,852.
Application 15/936,026 is a continuation of application No. 14/979,977, filed on Dec. 28, 2015, granted, now 9,949,797.
Application 14/979,977 is a continuation of application No. 14/069,687, filed on Nov. 1, 2013, granted, now 9,220,572.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/783,230, filed on Mar. 14, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0087747 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61F 2/32 (2006.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 34/10 (2016.02) [A61B 17/1742 (2013.01); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); A61F 2/32 (2013.01); A61B 2034/101 (2016.02); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); A61B 2090/372 (2016.02); A61B 2090/502 (2016.02)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of implanting a hip joint prosthesis into a patient, the method comprising:
obtaining image data of hip joint anatomy of the patient, the image data including x-ray images of the hip joint anatomy;
creating a three-dimensional statistical shape model by referencing data from one or more known anatomical databases and merging the data with the obtained image data;
determining a size and an initial placement of the hip joint prosthesis based on the image data;
creating a plan comprising a desired implanted location of the hip joint prosthesis;
displaying an implantation template on a visual guide; and
providing the plan for execution on the visual guide to implant the hip joint prosthesis into the patient at the desired implanted location.