US Patent Issued to The University of Hong Kong on Nov. 3 for "Non-contact, non-radiation device that accurately locates multiple implants in a patient's body" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,445, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong).

"Non-contact, non-radiation device that accurately locates multiple implants in a patient's body" was invented by Weichen Qi (Hong Kong), Teng Zhang (Hong Kong) and Pui Yin Cheung (Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and devices provide for accurate localization of orthopedic implants based on magnetic tracking approach (MTA) technology and without radiation. The system includes at least one magnetic beacon that is joined to an orthopedic screw/implant fixed to a patient's spine. A detector in the form of a magnetic sensor array detects the m...