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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey M. Schwamb, Broomfield, CO (US);
Kristen Temnyk, Wheat Ridge, CO (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2013.01); A61B 17/84 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mount for holding a reference frame during a surgical procedure. The mount includes a reference frame connector at a first end of the mount. A shank connector is at a second end of the mount. The shank connector is configured to receive a head of a shank within the shank connector. The shank connector includes a set screw movable to contact the head to lock the shank connector to the head of the shank. A support rod extends between the reference frame connector and the shank connector.