ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,775, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Medtronic Navigation Inc. (Lafayette, Colo.).
"System and method for positioning a tracking device" was invented by Matthew F. Dicorleto (Boulder, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a system and method for tracking an instrument. The instrument may be tracked with one or more trackable members. The trackable members may be held relative to a handle to which the instrument is attached."
The patent was filed on July 3, 2024, under Application No. 18/763,585.
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