ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,123, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to IotaMotion Inc. (Iowa City, Iowa).
"Modular implant delivery and positioning system" was invented by Christopher Kaufmann (Iowa City, Iowa) and Parker Reineke (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for robotically assisted implantation of an implant in a patient. A system includes an implant-positioning unit configured to engage an elongate member of the implant, and a control console communicatively coupled to the external positioning unit. The control console can have a user interface that enables a user to input mot...