Mako Checkpoint
Pelvic Checkpoint · Pelvic Checkpoint Screw · Femoral Checkpoint · Hip Femoral Checkpoint · Proximal Femoral Checkpoint · Impaction Checkpoint · Checkpoint 3.5 mm Hex
A small sterile, single-use markerMAR-kerSomething that can be measured, such as a substance in the blood, that shows a disease or body process is present.Full entry that goes into the bone near a Mako tracking array. The pelvic checkpoint is a self-tapping screw with a hex head and a double head extension that is easy to find with the probe. The femoralFEM-er-ulRelating to the thigh or the femur, the thigh bone.Full entry checkpoint is pushed or tapped into the femur. The navigation probe tip sits in a divot in each one.
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What it’s for
Gives the Mako camera a fixed point in the bone next to each array. The Mako product specialist captures it with the probe, then touches it a second time to verify; later checks show whether an array has moved. If an array moves more than 1 mm against its checkpoint, the registration is no longer good. The femoralFEM-er-ulRelating to the thigh or the femur, the thigh bone.Full entry checkpoint goes into the proximalPROK-sih-mulNearer the center of the body, or nearer the place where a part is attached.Full entry femur before femoral registration. The pelvic checkpoint goes about 1 cm above the acetabular rim before the socket is reamed. In the express workflow a proximal checkpoint goes on the lateral greater trochanter before the hip is dislocationdis-loh-KAY-shunAn injury in which the ends of bones that meet at a joint are forced out of their normal position.Full entry .
Lengths and variants
Pelvic checkpoint screw; femoralFEM-er-ulRelating to the thigh or the femur, the thigh bone.Full entry checkpoint (the impaction checkpoint, 3.5 mm hex, or a tibiaTIB-ee-uhThe large inner bone of the lower leg, between the knee and the ankle; the shinbone.tibi/o tibiaFull entry checkpoint).
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5 sources
- Mako Surgical Corp (Stryker). MAKOplasty Total Hip Application Surgical Technique (THA 3.1, PN 212027 Rev 00). 2015. p. 5, 7, 24, 25, 28, 33, 34
- Stryker. Mako Total Hip Direct Anterior Express Workflow Guide. Pelvic checkpoint and landmarks
- p. 12
- strykerapps.github.io
- strykerapps.github.io
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