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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2023
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Brian Fouts, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Aric Josef Beikmann, San Jose, CA (US);
Cole Kincaid Hunter, Helena, MT (US);
Lina Gurevich, Vancouver, CA;
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Abstract
A tool for use in endoscopic surgical procedures includes a shaft, wherein the shaft includes a first end, a second end, and a first axis; and a pointer at the first end of the shaft, wherein the pointer includes: a tip located on the first end of the pointer, and a plurality of fiducial markers disposed on the pointer, wherein at least one of the fiducial markers is disposed on a surface that extends transversely to the first axis, wherein the plurality of fiducial markers are configured for providing information for locating the tip of the pointer in an endoscopic image captured by an endoscopic imaging device.
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