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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
May. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Stryker European Holdings I, Llc, Kalamzoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Stryker European Holdings I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/061 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00946 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02); A61B 2090/364 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02);
Abstract
A navigation system for and method of tracking the position of the work target is provided. The navigation system can detect distortions of a trackable device during the navigation procedure and compensate for such deformation in a way that reduces or eliminates navigational error and/or avoids or reduces the need to re-set the navigation system during a navigation procedure.