US Patent Issued to TrackX Technology on Dec. 30 for "System and method for image localization of effecters during a medical procedure" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,083, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to TrackX Technology Inc. (Hillsborough, N.C.).

"System and method for image localization of effecters during a medical procedure" was invented by Robert E. Isaacs (Chapel Hill, N.C.), David A. Skwerer (Raleigh, N.C.) and Farah Hamouda (Raleigh, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer-assisted imaging and localization system assists the physician in positioning surgical effecters, such as implants, tools and instruments, within a surgical site in a patient's body. An image-guided intramedullary nail arrangement includes an intramedullary nail connected to a U-shaped drill guide. The body of...