Computer-Assisted Surgery System and Method for Calculating a Distance with Inertial Sensors
Summary
The European Patent Office published patent application EP3518805A1 for Orthosoft ULC, covering a computer-assisted surgery system and method that calculates distances using inertial sensors. The invention includes five named inventors and is classified under A61B (diagnosis, surgery, measurement). The patent designates all relevant EU member states for protection.
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EPO published patent application EP3518805A1 for Orthosoft ULC, a computer-assisted surgery system utilizing inertial sensors to calculate distances during surgical procedures. The application includes five inventors and is classified under multiple A61B categories related to surgical navigation and measurement.
Medical device manufacturers and surgical technology companies should monitor this patent publication to assess potential implications for their own surgical navigation, computer-assisted surgery, or inertial sensor technologies within the EU market.
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COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING A DISTANCE WITH INERTIAL SENSORS
Publication EP3518805A1 Kind: A1 Apr 08, 2026
Applicants
Orthosoft ULC
Inventors
FALARDEAU, Bruno, PROULX, Catherine, JANSEN, Herbert Andre, PELLETIER, Benoit, TARDIF, Jonathan
IPC Classifications
A61B 34/20 20160101AFI20260304BHEP A61B 90/00 20160101ALI20260304BHEP G01C 22/02 20060101ALN20260304BHEP A61B 5/103 20060101ALN20260304BHEP
Designated States
AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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