Method and apparatus for surgical navigation
US7840253B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3987
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical navigation system for tracking a procedure relative to a patient is disclosed. The system can track a portion of the patient, an instrument, both, and both or either relative to image data, a coordinate system, an atlas, a morphed atlas, or combinations thereof. The system can include a minimally or non-invasive dynamic reference frame and/or fiducial marker, sensor tipped instruments, and isolator circuits.
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