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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
May. 12, 2020
Applicants:
Stryker European Holdings I, Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Scopis Gmbh, Berlin, DE;
Inventors:
Fadi Ghanam, Schallstadt, DE;
Christopher Ă–zbek, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
Stryker European Operations Limited, Carrigtwohill, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/00 (2015.12); A61B 10/02 (2005.12); A61B 34/20 (2015.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/39 (2016.01); A61B 10/0233 (2012.12); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.01); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.01); A61B 2090/3937 (2016.01); A61B 2090/3945 (2016.01); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.01);
Abstract
A tracker for a surgical navigation system is provided. The tracker includes one or more markers for determining a position of the tracker and an attachment element configured to releasably attach the tracker to a surgical tool. The attachment element includes an opening for receiving the surgical tool, wherein the opening defines a longitudinal axis. The one or more markers are coupled to the attachment element so as to be symmetrically arranged with respect to the longitudinal axis.