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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
May. 07, 2024
Trackx Technology, Inc., Hillsborough, NC (US);
Robert E. Isaacs, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
David A. Skwerer, Raleigh, NC (US);
Farah Hamouda, Raleigh, NC (US);
TrackX Technology, Inc., Hillsborough, NC (US);
Abstract
A computer-assisted imaging and localization system assists the physician in positioning surgical effecters, such as implants, tools and instruments, within a surgical site in a patient's body. An image-guided intramedullary nail arrangement includes an intramedullary nail connected to a U-shaped drill guide. The body of the guide defines a plurality of thru-holes that are aligned with a plurality of openings in the nail, with the thru-holes acting as guides for conventional fasteners for engagement within the nail openings. The drill guide includes a tracking element fixed to the body of the guide that allows the position of the drill guide to be determined by a tracking system. The position of the intramedullary nail, and the plurality of openings, is determined by software based on the fixed geometry between the tracking element and the nail fastened to the drill guide.