ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,833, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Digital Provisionalization Technologies Inc. (Lewisberry, Pa.).
"Patient specific dynamic navigation tracker arm mount apparatus and method" was invented by Michael J Hartman (Lewisberry, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for a tracker arm mount for dynamic navigation is provided. The tracker arm mount accurately adapts to the patient's jawbone and is temporarily secured to the bone with screws engaging the full thickness of the bone. The tracker arm supports an occlusal positioning device and a dental prosthesis. The tracker arm mount is based off digital imaging records...