ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,342, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Ramakanth Reddy Yakkanti (Orlando, Fla.).
"Pinless navigation system" was invented by Madhusudhan Reddy Yakkanti (Prospect, Ky.) and Marshall P. Allegra (Prospect, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some embodiments, the systems and corresponding methods for accurate and precise placement of joint replacement implants or to assess bony drilling, reaming or cuts are disclosed. A method for assisting in precise and accurate placements of joint replacement implants during a surgery comprises: receiving, by a pinless navigation system, electronic signals carrying data collected by sensors; where...