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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2016
Applicant:

Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);

Inventors:

Patrick A. Helm, Milton, MA (US);

Andrew Bzostek, Boulder, CO (US);

James Dustin Duckett, Broomfield, CO (US);

Steven L. Hartmann, Superior, CO (US);

Robert Teichman, Lafayette, CO (US);

David E. Macht, Littleton, CO (US);

Assignee:

Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); G06K 9/4671 (2013.01); G06T 7/004 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); A61B 2034/102 (2016.02); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); G06T 2207/10004 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for a procedure that can be performed on an appropriate subject. Procedures can include assembling any appropriate work piece or installing members into a work piece, such as an airframe, autoframe, etc. Regardless of the subject, generally the procedure can have a selected result that is efficacious. The efficacious result may be the desired placement of a device. The system and method can be used in confirming an efficacious result.


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