Smart drill, jig, and method of orthopedic surgery
US11064904B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/028
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a MEMS sensor guidance system mounted on a surgical instrument and uses the MEMS sensor to determine Inertial Measurement Units to track rotation and acceleration in all three spatial directions. Further the invention provides a method of surgery in which a reference axis, a loci, and a depth are defined and the instrument including the sensor cluster of the invention is placed in relation to the y-axis and x-axis and following the working end is aligned and the orientation and depth data display is observed to aid in maintaining the desired instrument.
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