Patent · US Expired

Referencing device including mouthpiece

US6223067A · kind A · utility

208Cited by

9References

3Claims

0Family size

Assignee

BrainLAB Med. Computersysteme GmbH · DE

Inventors

Stefan Vilsmeier · Munich, DE
Rainer Birkenbach · Erding, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 7, 1998
Grant date	Apr 24, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 7, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/3983
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a referencing device for mapping the position of bodily surgical or examination target points comprising at least three reflectors, the position of which can be localized by a computer-assisted position tracking and/or a CT scan, and an adapter connected to the reflectors, by means of which the referencing device is attachable to a part of the body wherein the adapter comprises a mouthpiece securable to the upper jaw by means of vacuum pressure. The invention relates furthermore to a method for referencing bodily surgical or examination target points. The device in accordance with the invention is employed more particularly in radiotherapy and in neurosurgery.

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