Method Of Designing Orthopedic Impants Using In Vivo

Abstract

A reconfigurable orthopedic implant trial comprising: (a) a first orthopedic component; (b) a second orthopedic component that includes a second sensor on a second articulating surface thereof, the second orthopedic component configured to removably mount to the first orthopedic component; (c) a third orthopedic component that includes a third sensor on a third articulating surface thereof, the third orthopedic component configured to removably mount to the first orthopedic component, where the second sensor and the third sensor are configured to generate kinematic data.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A reconfigurable orthopedic implant system comprising:
 a femoral trial including a right condyle cutout and a left condyle cutout, each condyle cutout configured for receiving at least one condyle insert;   a plurality of condyle inserts configured for being removably mounted in a respective one of the condyle cutouts;   at least one box trial insert configured for being removably mounted in the femoral trial; and   a cam mount tunnel, the cam mount tunnel configured for receiving a cam trial insert.   
     
     
         2 . The reconfigurable orthopedic implant system of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of condyle inserts vary in at least one of size or shape for configuring the orthopedic implant system. 
     
     
         3 . The reconfigurable orthopedic implant system of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of box trial inserts, the box trial inserts varying in at least one of size or shape with respect to each other for configuring the orthopedic implant system. 
     
     
         4 . The reconfigurable orthopedic implant system of  claim 3  wherein the box trial inserts vary in shape with respect to each other by varying in at least one of width, length, depth or curvature. 
     
     
         5 . The reconfigurable orthopedic implant system of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the condyle cutouts is configured for receiving multiple condyle inserts for further configuring the femoral trial. 
     
     
         6 . The reconfigurable orthopedic implant system of  claim 1  further comprising at least one cam trial insert for being removably mounted in the cam mount tunnel. 
     
     
         7 . The reconfigurable orthopedic implant system of  claim 5 , further comprising a plurality of cam trial inserts, the plurality of cam trial inserts varying in at least one of size and shape with respect to each other for configuring the orthopedic implant system. 
     
     
         8 . The reconfigurable orthopedic implant system of  claim 7  further comprising a tibial tray insert trial including a right bay and a left bay, each bay configured for receiving at least one condyle receiver insert for reconfiguring the tibial tray insert trial;
 a plurality of orifices formed in the tibial tray insert trial, each of the orifices configured for receiving a tibial post for further reconfiguring the tibial tray insert trial; 
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 a tibial tray configured for receiving the tibial tray insert trial. 
 
     
     
         9 . The reconfigurable orthopedic implant system of  claim 8  further comprising a plurality of condyle receiver inserts configured for being removably mounted in a respective one of the bays; 
     
     
         10 . The reconfigurable orthopedic implant system of  claim 9  wherein the plurality of condyle receiver inserts vary in shape with respect to each other for configuring the orthopedic implant system. 
     
     
         11 . The reconfigurable orthopedic implant system of  claim 10  wherein the condyle receiver inserts vary in shape with respect to each other by varying in at least one of depth, angle, thickness, contour and length. 
     
     
         12 . The reconfigurable orthopedic implant system of  claim 8  further comprising at least one tibial post for insertion in an orifice. 
     
     
         13 . The reconfigurable orthopedic implant system of  claim 12  further comprising a plurality of tibial posts for insertion into an orifice. 
     
     
         14 . The reconfigurable orthopedic implant system of  claim 13  wherein the plurality of tibial posts vary in shape with respect to each other for configuring the orthopedic implant system. 
     
     
         15 . The reconfigurable orthopedic implant system of  claim 8  wherein the plurality of orifices have a plurality of different positions in the tibial tray insert trial for positioning the tibial post. 
     
     
         16 . The reconfigurable orthopedic implant system of  claim 8  wherein the tibial tray insert trial is fixed bearing with respect to the tibial tray. 
     
     
         17 . The reconfigurable orthopedic implant system of  claim 8  wherein the tibial tray insert trial is mobile bearing with respect to the tibial tray. 
     
     
         18 . The reconfigurable orthopedic implant system of  claim 12  wherein the tibial post is rotatable in at least one of the orifices formed in the tibial tray insert trial. 
     
     
         19 . The reconfigurable orthopedic implant system of  claim 12  wherein the tibial post is fixed in rotation in at least one of the orifices formed in the tibial tray insert trial.