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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2022
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Rommel N. Montayre, Statham, GA (US);
Scott J. Prior, Branford, CT (US);
Jordan A. Whisler, Brookline, MA (US);
Nikolai D. Begg, Wellesley, MA (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A system for tracking a surgical instrument includes a pattern and a sensor assembly. The pattern is configured for positioning on a first surgical instrument and has a plurality of first markers longitudinally spaced relative to one another and a plurality of second markers circumferentially spaced relative to one another. The sensor assembly is configured to operably couple to a second surgical instrument and includes at least one sensor. The at least one sensor is configured to detect at least one of the first markers, thereby enabling determination of longitudinal translation of the first surgical instrument relative to the second surgical instrument, and to detect an at least one of the second markers, thereby enabling determination of rotation of the first surgical instrument relative to the second surgical instrument.