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Granted Patent B2
US 12,433,694 · App. 18/933,970 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Hip replacement navigation system and method

Inventors: Nicholas van der Walt (Laguna Hills, CA); Matthew Ryan (Aliso Viejo, CA); Jonathan Nielsen (Aliso Viejo, CA)
Assignee: OrthAlign, Inc.
A61B34/20A61B17/1746A61B90/10A61F2/4609A61F2/4657A61B2034/2048A61B2034/2068A61F2/30942A61F2/34A61F2002/4687
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Patent No.
US 12,433,694
App. No.
18/933,970
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In another embodiment, a hip joint navigation jig is provided that includes an anatomical interface comprising a bone engagement portion. A registration jig is also provided that is coupled, e.g., removeably, with the anatomical interface. A rotatable member is provided for rotation about an axis that is not vertical when the jig is mounted to the bone adjacent to a hip joint and the registration jig is coupled with the anatomical interface. An anatomy engaging probe is coupled with the rotatable member for rotation about the axis and is translatable to enable the probe to be brought into contact with a plurality of anatomical landmarks during a procedure. An inertial sensor is coupled with the probe to indicate orientation related to the landmarks, the sensor being disposed in a different orientation relative to horizontal when the probe is in contact with the landmarks.

Claims (25)

1. A navigation system comprising:

an anchor portion configured to couple to a pelvis of a patient,

a support platform configured to couple to the anchor portion, wherein the anchor portion and the support platform are separable such that the support platform is configured to be coupled the anchor portion after the anchor portion is coupled the pelvis of the patient; and

an orientation sensing device configured to couple to the support platform, wherein the support platform and the orientation sensing device are separable such that the orientation sensing device is configured to be coupled to the support platform after the support platform is coupled to the anchor portion,

wherein the orientation sensing device comprises at least one accelerometer and at least one gyroscope, wherein the orientation sensing device is configured to register the femur relative to a plane prior to and after placement of an acetabular shell to confirm an aspect of a relative orientation of the femur comprising leg length, joint offset, or rotational orientation of the femoral neck, wherein the plane is calculated from data of the orientation sensing device, wherein the plane is a basis for placement of a cup portion of a hip prosthesis.

2. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the anchor portion comprises two pins.

3. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensing device is configured to calculate and store a vector along the superior-inferior axis for leg length relative to the plane.

4. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensing device is configured to calculate and store a vector along the medial-lateral axis for joint offset relative to the plane.

5. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensing device comprises a display that indicates when the femur is in the same position relative to the plane.

6. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensing device is configured to implement patient specific adjustment for leg length.

7. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensing device is configured to implement patient specific adjustment for joint offset.

8. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensing device is configured to register a point on a greater trochanter of the femur.

9. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensing device is configured to register a point on the proximal femur.

10. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensing device is configured to utilize data from pre-operating imaging of the pelvis to enhance accuracy.

11. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensing device is configured to receive user input by buttons actuated on the orientation sensing device.

12. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensing device is configured to register the anterior pelvic plane.

13. The navigation system of claim 12 , wherein the acetabular shell is placed in the acetabulum with reference to the anterior pelvic plane.

14. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensing device is configured to implement a plane transformation algorithm from one plane to another plane.

15. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensing device is configured to receive an input of angular measurement based on a pre-operative image of the pelvis to enhance accuracy.

16. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensing device is configured to perform a plane transformation based on patient-specific data.

17. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensing device comprises memory for storing orientation data.

18. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensing device displays user instructions.

19. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the hip is positioned in a neutral flexion and/or abduction and/or rotation position to acquire a point on the femur relative to the plane.

20. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensing device determines orientation of a point before and after the acetabular shell is placed relative to the plane.

21. The navigation system of claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensing device is configured to confirm that a rotation orientation of the femoral neck relative to an axis extending through a center of the acetabular shell perpendicular to a plane of an acetabulum is unchanged after the acetabular shell is placed.

Continuity (8)
Continuation 18429933 · Feb 1, 2024
Continuation 18299996 · Apr 13, 2023
Continuation 16794827 · Feb 19, 2020
Continuation 15474037 · Mar 30, 2017
Continuation 13800620 · Mar 13, 2013
Provisional Application 61761617 · Feb 6, 2013
Provisional Application 61683167 · Aug 14, 2012
Related Publication 20250082413A1 · Mar 13, 2025
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