US Patent 12082800 Force measuring joint distraction lever

A joint distraction lever includes a lever body having a handle portion coupled to a working portion, a fulcrum extending from a bottom surface of the working portion of the lever body, a distal tip, which is raised above a top surface of the working portion of the lever body, a force measurement device used to measure a distraction force applied at the distal tip during a distraction procedure for a joint during which a torque is applied at the handle portion of the lever body, and a force value output used to indicate the distraction force applied at the distal tip.