Fluoro-navigation system for navigating a tool relative to a medical image
US11253322B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3991
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fluoro-navigation system for navigating a tool relative to a medical image. The system includes a motorized X-ray imaging system for acquiring a plurality of images of a region of interest of a patient, the position of each image being known. Also included is a localization system, a registration phantom with a plurality of radiopaque fiducials, a tracker for being tracked by the localization system, a processor for receiving the plurality of images and for reconstructing a 3D medical image from the images using radiopaque fiducials visible in the plurality of images. Also included is base made of a substantially radiotransparent material, to be rigidly secured to a patient's bone and having a reproducible fixation system for attaching the registration phantom and/or tracker.
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