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MODELING TOOLS FOR TOTAL SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY PRE-OPERATIVE PLANNING

Application US20260083509A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026

Assignee

Smith & Nephew, Inc.

Inventors

Alessandro Navacchia, Samantha Wood, Nathan A. Netravali

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a system and method for performing pre-operative planning of total joint arthroplasty. The planning tool builds a model and analyzes and visualizes movement of the joint for various selections of implant models and placement of the components on the implants on the patient's anatomy. The tool also analyzes and visualizes motions of the joint during common activities of daily living and analyzes and functional ranges. The tool provides real time clinically relevant parameters to inform pre-surgery planning. The tool provides screw orientation visualization.

CPC Classifications

A61B 34/10 A61F 2/4612 A61B 2034/104 A61B 2034/105 A61B 2034/108 A61F 2002/4633

Filing Date

2025-12-02

Application No.

19406226