ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,000, issued on Nov. 18.
"Augmented reality system for monitoring size and laterality of physical implants during surgery and for billing and invoicing" was invented by Philipp K. Lang (Franconia, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods for performing a surgical step or surgical procedure with visual guidance using an optical head mounted display are disclosed."
The patent was filed on Nov. 9, 2023, under Application No. 18/505,385.
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