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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2023
Applicant:
Stryker European Operations Limited, Carrigtwohill, IE;
Inventor:
Florian Herrmann, Schwanau, DE;
Assignee:
Stryker European Operations Limited, Carrigtwohill, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7002 (2013.01); A61B 17/7019 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer-implemented technique of determining a trajectory defined by a guide wire or other elongated member is presented. A method implementation of the technique in one variant comprises obtaining image data representative of a guide wire placed in a bone, processing the image data to determine an extension of the guide wire, and selecting a portion of the guide wire extension. The method further comprises determining, from the selected portion of the guide wire extension, trajectory data indicative of a guide wire-defined trajectory.