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Application ARTHROPLASTY BALANCE AND GAP GAUGE
Matter Number OPT-9 Reference Case 1 OPT-9
Created 2/17/21, 12:00 AM Modified 2/17/21, 12:00 AM
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The balance indicator 126 indicates a balance status. As used herein, a "balance indicator" refers to an apparatus, device, component, system, assembly, mechanism, hardware, software, firmware, circuit, module, or logic structured, organized, configured, programmed, designed, arranged, or engineered to indicate a balance status to a user of a device or apparatus that includes the balance indicator. The balance indicator can include one or more of an audible signal, a tactile signal, a visual signal or indication, and the like. Alternatively, or in addition, the balance indicator may comprise a mechanical device, an electromechanical device, an electronic device (analog or digital), and the like. As used herein, a "balance status" refers to a condition, state, attribute, value, and/or characteristic, of one or more members, components, structures, and/or openings relative to a state of desired, correct, and/or equal proportions between a reference set of one or more members, components, structures, and/or openings and the one or more members, components, structures, and/or openings being evaluated, measured, or examined. In certain embodiments, the balance status can be a binary condition, state, attribute, value, and/or characteristic. For example, a relationship between the one or more structures or openings and a reference set of one or more structures or openings may be either balanced or unbalanced (also referred to as imbalanced).

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Added by DJM 2 2021