ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,972, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to OrthAlign Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Hip replacement navigation system and method" was invented by Nicholas van der Walt (Laguna Hills, Calif.) and Jonathan Nielsen (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hip joint navigation system is provided that includes a base having at least one channel disposed therethrough for receiving a pin for mounting the base to the pelvis. A mount feature is disposed on a top surface. A registration jig is configured to couple with the base and to engage anatomical landmarks. In some aspects, a patient specific jig system for hip replacement is provided i...