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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2021
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited, Singapore, SG;
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag, Zug, CH;
Benjamin Mccandless, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG, Zug, CH;
SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LIMITED, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Disclosed are surgical tools including tracking assemblies and tracking assemblies that are usable in connection with surgical tools, wherein the tracking assemblies are configured to be maintained in a defined orientation despite movement by the surgical tool. A tracking assembly can include a counterbalancing mass configured to maintain the tracking assembly in a particular orientation. A tracking assembly can also include various control assemblies configured to maintain the tracking assembly in a particular orientation.
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