ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,453, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Medtronic Navigation Inc. (Lafayette, Colo.).
"System and method for performing and evaluating a procedure" was invented by Robert J. Reddy (Westminster, Colo.) and John B. Clayton (Superior, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a method and system for performing a procedure. The system may include a navigation system and/or a surgical robot to be used to at least assist in the procedure. The system may assist in delineating objects and/or determining physical characteristics of subject portions. The system may assist in performing and/or a workflow of the procedure."
The patent w...