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Method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgery

US5163430A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 27, 1990
Grant dateNov 17, 1992
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B90/11
  • 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 skull mount fixture mounted on the skull and a scanning table surface upon which the skull is supported; and that geometric relationship is duplicated by a displacement bar mounted upon the skull mount fixture.

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