ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,988, issued on July 29, was assigned to MAKO Surgical Corp. (Weston, Fla.).
"Tracker for a navigation system" was invented by Ezra Johnson (Reeds Spring, Mo.), William Daniel Weinlandt (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Jonathan Mark Morgan (Biscayne Park, Fla.) and Larry Hazbun (Davie, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tracker for a navigation system. A tracker body defines an opening, and a lens is positionable to seal the opening. A plug is configured to be coupled to the tracker body to secure the lens. A tracking element may be disposed between the lens and the plug so as to be visible through the lens. The tracking element may be dis...