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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2006
Boyd Thomas Barker, Jr., Bartlett, TN (US);
Robert Varner, Germantown, TN (US);
Jeffrey H. Nycz, Collierville, TN (US);
Steven M. Tethrake, Collierville, TN (US);
Boyd Thomas Barker, Jr., Bartlett, TN (US);
Robert Varner, Germantown, TN (US);
Jeffrey H. Nycz, Collierville, TN (US);
Steven M. Tethrake, Collierville, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus may include a tool having a slot, the tool being composed of an electrical conductor and the slot being formed in an outer wall of the tool. The apparatus may include a transmitter having an antenna, where the antenna may be offset from the tool. The transmitter may be positioned within the slot, may be coupled to the tool by a conductive material, and may be covered with a protective material, where the tool may be adapted to operate as an electrical ground.