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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2019
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Cedric Corpa De La Fuente, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Brett Bell, Freedom, PA (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
A system () and method () for identifying cutting tools for use during a surgical procedure are described. For example, the system includes a cutting tool assembly () including a shaft () having a cutting element () and at least one identifying feature () that uniquely corresponds to the cutting element. The system further includes a drive assembly () including a reference pin (), a motor () mechanically connected to the drive assembly, a control unit () configured to activate the motor to move the cutting tool assembly such that the reference pin engages with the at least one identifying feature, a sensor system () configured to determine positioning information related to the reference pin when the reference pin engages the at least one identifying feature, and a computing unit () configured to receive the positioning information from the sensor system and identify the cutting element based upon the position information.