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Patent No.:

US 12746067 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026

Filed:

Jan. 15, 2025

Adaptive positioning technology

Applicant:

Stryker European Operations Holdings Llc, Portage, MI (US);

Inventors:

Arno Blau, Balingen, DE;

Bernd Simon, Kiel, DE;

Lars Metz, Kiel, DE;

Assignee:

Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC, Portage, MI (US);

Attorney:

Lerner David LLP

Primary Examiner:

Chao Sheng

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 6/12 (2006.01); A61B 6/50 (2024.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/74 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61B 6/505 (2013.01); A61B 17/1717 (2013.01); A61B 17/1725 (2013.01); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); A61B 2017/00725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 17/744 (2013.01); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2065 (2016.02); A61B 2034/252 (2016.02); A61B 2034/254 (2016.02); A61B 2034/256 (2016.02); A61B 2090/363 (2016.02); A61B 2090/376 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3764 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02);
Abstract

A method of treating a bone fracture includes taking a first 2D image of an implant and a reference body with an imaging device; creating a 3D orientation of the reference body and the implant based on the 2D image; determining an actual axis of delivery of a bone screw through an opening extending through the implant; determining an optimal axis of delivery of the bone screw through the opening such that the optimal axis of delivery guides the bone screw toward a medically optimal location; and moving the implant such that the optimal axis of delivery and the actual axis of delivery coincide.

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Blau, Arno. (2026). Adaptive positioning technology (U.S. Patent No. 12746067). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12746067

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