ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,831, issued on April 22, was assigned to Medtronic Navigation Inc. (Lafayette, Colo.).
"System and method for performing and evaluating a procedure" was invented by Anthony J. Melkent (Germantown, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a method and system for performing a procedure. The system may include a navigation system to be used to at least assist in the procedure. The system may assist in delineating objects and/or determining physical characteristics of subject portions. The system may assist in performing and/or a workflow of the procedure."
The patent was filed on Oct. 7, 2020, under Application No. 17/064,870....