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Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 20, 2020
Applicant:

Surgical Targeted Solutions Inc., Akron, OH (US);

Inventors:

Quang-Viet Nguyen, Aldie, VA (US);

Ian P. Kay, Fairlawn, OH (US);

David B. Kay, Akron, OH (US);

Bryan Den Hartog, St. Paul, MN (US);

Richard Frank, Newtonville, MA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); G01S 7/4865 (2020.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 17/1622 (2013.01); A61B 17/1703 (2013.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 34/74 (2016.02); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); G01S 7/4865 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61B 2017/00221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00725 (2013.01); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2048 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2057 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2063 (2016.02); A61B 2090/376 (2016.02);
Abstract

A medical devices en-vivo positional determination system using a plurality of optical time of flight (TDF) transceivers along with gyroscopic angular and mechanical distance sensors for the determination of absolute linear and angular positional information of the tool bit tip for the purposes of more accurate hand-held drilling or cutting, on the workpiece using forward kinematic equations calculated on a microcomputer to provide a real-time display of the 3-linear position and 2-angular orientation of the tool bit (such as a drill, scalpel, or wire driver).


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