ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,978, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to MAKO Surgical Corp. (Weston, Fla.).
"Robotic system including a link tracker" was invented by Victor Soto (Coral Gables, Fla.), Alan Ross (Albuquerque, N.M.), David Gene Bowling (Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, N.M.), Jochen Breisacher (Teningen, Germany), Jonathan Mark Morgan (Biscayne Park, Fla.), Dave A. Sinclair (Miramar, Fla.), David DiPietro (Portland, Ore.), David Robert Whisler (San Mateo, Calif.), Paul David Ekegren (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Paul Shiels (Albuquerque, N.M.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Surgical robotic systems and navigation systems employ a robotic arm including a plurality o...