Gravitationally oriented tracking frame for steriotatic tool tracking
US12419691B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2044 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2034/2072
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed are surgical tools including tracking assemblies and tracking assemblies that are usable in connection with surgical tools, wherein the tracking assemblies are configured to be maintained in a defined orientation despite movement by the surgical tool. A tracking assembly can include a counterbalancing mass configured to maintain the tracking assembly in a particular orientation. A tracking assembly can also include various control assemblies configured to maintain the tracking assembly in a particular orientation.
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