Method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgery
US5163430A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 1990 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2010 |
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- 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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