Patient-specific trackable cutting guides

US11742071B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · US
• USA as rep by the Secretary of Defense · US
• United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force · US

Inventors

• Gerald Grant · Goshen, US
• Peter Liacouras · North Potomac, US
• Chad Gordon · Timonium, US
• Ryan J. Murphy · Midland, US
• Mehran Armand · Scaggsville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 24, 2020
• Grant date: Aug 29, 2023
• Expiry date: Oct 7, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02A90/10
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A surgical guide assembly having an attachment device configured to be coupled to a bone. A cut location indicator is coupled to the attachment device. The cut location indicator identifies a location where the bone is to be cut. An arm is coupled to the attachment device, the cut location indicator, or both. A support structure is coupled to the arm. The support structure is configured to have a trackable feature coupled thereto.