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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2020
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited, Singapore, SG;
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag, Zug, CH;
Joseph Michael Ferrante, Bartlett, TN (US);
Charles Christopher Heotis, Germantown, TN (US);
Namal Nawana, Weston, MA (US);
Constantinos Nikou, Monroeville, PA (US);
Daniel Farley, Memphis, TN (US);
Brian W. Mckinnon, Arlington, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited, Singapore, SG;
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, Zug, CH;
Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and devices for performing computer-aided surgical navigation. Specifically, a system for augmented reality assisted trauma fixation, which displays various views of one or more tracked items, including a guide device, a fixation plate, a surgical tracking device, and an augmented reality display. The guide device having a tip, a handle, and a fixation guide. The fixation plate having at least one aperture designed to receive the tip of the guide. The surgical tracking device configured to track one or more trackable objects associated with the guide, fixation plate, and display, and thereby calculate a location of a fixation device, such as a screw, relative to the fixation plate.