ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,646,172, issued on June 2, was assigned to Arthrex Inc. (Naples, Fla.).

"Two-dimensional image registration methods and systems for three-dimensional object transformation" was invented by Michael W. Mullaney (Naples, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems and computer program products of constructing a transform that registers a two-dimensional (2D) image and a three-dimensional (3D) device depicted in the image. The methods include determining a best pitch, spin and x-y-z positions of a 3D mathematical device model as compared to the device depicted in a first obtained 2D image, determining a best x-y-z position of a focal...