ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,232,863, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to OrthAlign Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Hip surgery systems and methods" was invented by Santiago P. Borja (Tucson, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Orthopedic systems and methods are provided for use in preparing joints for implants. Specifically, hip preparation systems and methods are disclosed which can include a surgical orientation device. The hip preparation systems and methods can be used, for example, to orient the hip during the procedure, determine the orientation of an anatomical plane or planes, and orient a prosthetic component or components."
The patent was filed on Dec. 29, 2022,...