Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Navigated surgical system including override option
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Application No.: US16713932Application Date: 2019-12-13
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Publication No.: US11076866B2Publication Date: 2021-08-03
- Inventor: Christopher Philipp , Donald W. Malackowski
- Applicant: Stryker Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MI Kalamazoo
- Assignee: Stryker Corporation
- Current Assignee: Stryker Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Kalamazoo
- Agency: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/16
- IPC: A61B17/16 ; A61B17/15 ; A61B17/32 ; B01F11/00 ; B01F13/00 ; B01F15/00 ; B01F15/06 ; H02P6/16 ; H02P7/06 ; H02K11/215 ; H02K11/33 ; H02K7/14 ; A61B34/20 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
A surgical system including a surgical tool and a navigation system for tracking the position of the surgical tool. The surgical tool comprising a housing including a variable speed motor and control module disposed within the housing. The navigation system comprising a navigation console in communication with the control module of the surgical tool, the navigation console may be configured to communicate instructions to the control module of the surgical tool based on the position of the surgical tool relative to a defined zone. The navigation console may be configured to deactivate the surgical tool based on the position of the surgical tool relative to the defined zone. The navigation console may also be configured to provide a user-selectable override option to allow continued operation of the surgical tool within the defined zone.
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