Adjustable Navigated Surgical Drill Sheath
Summary
The USPTO published patent application US20260090814A1 for an adjustable navigated surgical drill sheath with augmented reality navigation capability. The invention includes a handle, main body, and adjustment arrangement allowing multiple specific drill depths. Fiducial markers enable AR navigation during surgical procedures. Medical device manufacturers may review for competitive intelligence.
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The USPTO published patent application US20260090814A1 (filed September 27, 2024, Application No. 18900135) for an adjustable navigated surgical drill sheath designed for controlled drill depth in surgical procedures with augmented reality navigation. The device comprises a handle, main body with hollow region receiving a surgical drill bit, and an adjustment arrangement with a removable insert featuring locking features and a latching mechanism to set specific drill depths. Fiducial markers coupled to the main body facilitate use as a navigated device in augmented reality environments.
Medical device manufacturers and surgical equipment developers should review this published application to assess competitive landscape implications and potential freedom-to-operate considerations for surgical navigation technologies. This is informational only—no compliance obligations or regulatory deadlines apply to patent application publications.
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ADJUSTABLE NAVIGATED SURGICAL DRILL SHEATH
Application US20260090814A1 Kind: A1 Apr 02, 2026
Inventors
Jesse Harrison Gallant, Osamah Choudhry, Christopher Morley, Florentin Jonas Liebmann
Abstract
An adjustable navigated surgical drill sheath includes a handle, main body, and adjustment arrangement. The main body can receive a separate surgical drill bit through a top opening, a hollow region therethrough, and a bottom opening. The adjustment arrangement can facilitate setting a specific drill depth corresponding to the maximum distance that the drill bit can extend past the bottom opening and allows for multiple different specific drill depths. The adjustment arrangement can include a removable insert having locking features than can be moved up and down within the hollow region and a latching mechanism that interacts with the locking features to lock the insert at a specific position relative to the main body to set the specific drill depth. Fiducial markers coupled to the main body can facilitate use of the surgical drill sheath as a navigated device in an augmented reality environment.
CPC Classifications
A61B 17/17 A61B 2017/0046
Filing Date
2024-09-27
Application No.
18900135
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