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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2022
Applicant:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Saransh Sharma, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abhinav Agarwal, Pasadena, CA (US);
Mikhail Shapiro, Pasadena, CA (US);
Azita Emami, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2006.01); G01B 7/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1707 (2013.01); A61B 17/1725 (2013.01); G01B 7/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
A three dimensional magnetic sensor attached to a surgical nail is located based on an applied monotonic magnetic field gradient. Another three dimensional magnetic sensor locates a surgical drill. A display generates a real time image of the relative alignment of the surgical drill and of the surgical nail, allowing a surgeon to repair bone fractures.