Triangulation of item in patient body
US11896317B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2034/2063
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical positioning system includes an emitter secured to a medical implant; at least three microphones; at least one processor; and a memory. The emitter has a speaker and a power source. The memory stores instructions for execution by the processor that, when executed, cause the processor to receive, from each of the at least three microphones, information about a detected sound; and calculate, based on position information corresponding to each of the at least three microphones and the received information, a position of the implant.
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