ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,895, issued on March 17, was assigned to Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.).

"Mixed reality image guidance for medical interventions" was invented by Bobak Mosadegh (New York) and Matin Torabinia (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are approaches that may provide image-guidance to interventionalists by providing true 3D visualization and quantitative feedback in real-time. A guidance system may allow a physician to manipulate a medical device and see a 3D rendering with quantitative feedback floating in mixed reality, next to standard monitors. Image tracking may detect and co-register the medical device's 3D position ...