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Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 09, 2022
Applicant:

Mako Surgical Corp., Weston, FL (US);

Inventors:

José Luis Moctezuma De La Barrera, Freiburg, DE;

Christine Merz, Freiburg, DE;

Peter Hess, Habsburg, CH;

Assignee:

MAKO Surgical Corp., Weston, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2063 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2065 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02); A61B 2560/0223 (2013.01);
Abstract

A tracking apparatus for tracking a bone of a patient limb is provided. The tracking apparatus includes a body configured to couple to the patient limb. The body includes first and second arms each including an exterior and opposing interior surface and opposing sides connecting the exterior and interior surfaces. The tracking apparatus also includes a wing portion extending from one of the sides of the first or second arm, the wing portion sharing the interior surface of the first or second arm. The tracking apparatus also includes one or more ultrasonic sensors coupled to the interior surface of the body and the interior surface of wing portion, the one or more ultrasonic sensor being configured to transmit ultrasonic waves to and receive ultrasonic waves from the bone. The tracking apparatus also includes one or more trackable elements coupled to the body and the wing portion.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Moctezuma De La Barrera, José. (2026). Tracking apparatus for tracking a patient limb (U.S. Patent No. 12582483). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12582483

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