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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2011
Constantinos Nikou, Monroeville, PA (US);
Marius Giurgi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jim Moody, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Benjamin Mccandless, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Craig Markovitz, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Adam Hahn, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Branislav Jaramaz, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Constantinos Nikou, Monroeville, PA (US);
Marius Giurgi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jim Moody, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Benjamin McCandless, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Craig Markovitz, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Adam Hahn, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Branislav Jaramaz, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Blue Belt Technologies, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A handpiece arrangement for a tool having a retaining member configured to receive a portion of the tool in a secure position, a guard configured to cover a portion of the tool, at least one mounting member configured to receive a portion of a tracking system and an actuator mounted to the handpiece. The actuator may be configured to control the exposure of the tool. A navigated surgery kit is also provided including a tracking system, a tool in communication with the tracking system, a platform in communication with the tracking system and the tool. The platform may have a processor, a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code configured to selectively control shaping of an object with the tool via at least one hidden object associated with a predetermined navigated surgical operation.