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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2022
Applicant:
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Inventors:
Jerald Redmond, Germantown, TN (US);
Stanley T. Palmatier, Olive Branch, MS (US);
Celine Lee, Morganville, NJ (US);
Dominique E. Petach, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Cameron A. Pitts, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Michael F. Fernandez, Montebello, NY (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3945 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02);
Abstract
Devices and methods used to mount a patient reference frame for image-guided surgery are disclosed. The devices include an adaptable mount having first, second, and third joints that provide up to five axes of movement. One or more of the joints include discrete positions detectable by a visual tracking device to allow re-registration of the patient reference frame.