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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Stanley T. Palmatier, Olive Branch, MS (US);
William D. Armstrong, Memphis, TN (US);
Kelli C. Armstrong, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 6/12 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61B 6/4441 (2013.01); A61B 6/487 (2013.01); A61B 6/5211 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02); A61B 2090/392 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3929 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3945 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3958 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3975 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02); A61F 2002/469 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4623 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument comprises a member including an end. A first image guide is connected with the member and is oriented relative to a sensor to communicate a signal representative of a position of the member. A second image guide is connected with the member and is oriented relative to a sensor to communicate a signal representative of a position of the end relative to the member. Systems and methods are disclosed.