Method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgery
US4955891A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 22, 1987 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/32704
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgery upon a target within a skull establishes a first, predetermined geometric relationship between a positioning fixture mounted on the skull and a scanning table surface upon which the skull is supported; and that geometric relationship is duplicated in a phantom fixture. An arc device permits entry into the skull by a medical instrument from a plurality of locations upon the skull.
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