ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,694, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to OrthAlign Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Hip replacement navigation system and method" was invented by Nicholas van der Walt (Laguna Hills, Calif.), Matthew Ryan (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) and Jonathan Nielsen (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In another embodiment, a hip joint navigation jig is provided that includes an anatomical interface comprising a bone engagement portion. A registration jig is also provided that is coupled, e.g., removeably, with the anatomical interface. A rotatable member is provided for rotation about an axis that is not vertical when the jig is mounted to the bon...