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Medical instrument with fiducial markers

US11857274B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 5, 2021
Grant dateJan 2, 2024
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30204
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Various embodiments of a physical instrument are described herein. The physical instrument includes a main tubular body with a first terminal portion and a second terminal portion. The physical instrument further comprises a code platform proximate to the first terminal portion of the main tubular body. The code platform includes a plurality of different codes. The physical instrument also includes at least one of: (i) a flat tip at the second terminal portion and (ii) a passage internal to the main tubular body and extending from the first terminal portion to the second terminal portion.

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