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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
May. 09, 2024
Applicant:
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Lafayette, CO (US);
Inventors:
Richard Todd Hage, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Mark Feuer, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Lafayette, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/32 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1626 (2013.01); A61B 17/1628 (2013.01); A61B 34/32 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00022 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2048 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02);
Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring a surgical tool are provided. A surgical tool may be advanced and rotated and sensor data from a sensor may be received. The sensor data may have a first value that is converted to a second value. A notification may be generated when the second value meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold.