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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
May. 31, 2019
Mako Surgical Corp., Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
James E. Flatt, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Philip Robert Woods, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Cory J. Welch, Plainwell, MI (US);
Mark A. Wasserman, Delton, MI (US);
MAKO Surgical Corp., Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Abstract
A sensor system includes a first member extending along a rotational axis and having a surface disposed circumferentially about the axis. The sensor system further includes a conductive element fixed to the first member and disposed on the surface and about the rotational axis and a second member extending along the axis. A rotational position between the first member and the second member is adjustable. The sensor system further includes a target mounted to and rotatable with the second member and being movable relative to the second member between first and second positions. The target is spaced apart from the conductive element in both the first and second positions and is closer to the conductive element in the second position compared to the first position. The conductive element is configured to sense the target in the second position for any rotational position between the first member and the second member.