Systems and methods for navigating a pin guide driver

US11426178B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Globus Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Olivier Chappuis · Lausanne, CH
• Szymon Kostrzewski · Lausanne, CH
• Timothy Blackwell · Winona Lake, US
• Hayden Cameron · Philadelphia, US
• Stephen Cicchini · North Wales, US
• Peter Eckert · Erlangen, DE
• Keerthighaan Kanagasegar · Norristown, US
• Jason Zappacosta · Philadelphia, US
• Khiem Pham · Doylestown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 7, 2020
• Grant date: Aug 30, 2022
• Expiry date: Aug 7, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/3945
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for resecting a knee joint using a navigated pin guide driver system. The navigated pin guide driver system communicates with a navigation system to aid a user in placing cut block pins into the knee joint. The navigated pin guide driver system may include a handle, a reference element that electronically communicates with the navigation system, one or more pin guide tubes that may correspond to one or more cut blocks, and a distal tip that is configured to attach to the bone.