ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,919, issued on April 22, was assigned to Stryker European Operations Ltd. (Carrigtwohill, Ireland).
"Tracker for a surgical navigation system" was invented by Fadi Ghanam (Schallstadt, Germany) and Christopher Ozbek (Berlin).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tracker for a surgical navigation system is provided. The tracker includes one or more markers for determining a position of the tracker and an attachment element configured to releasably attach the tracker to a surgical tool. The attachment element includes an opening for receiving the surgical tool, wherein the opening defines a longitudinal axis. The one or more markers are coupl...