Patent · US Active

Non-invasive tracking of bones for surgery

US7938777B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14References

9Claims

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Assignee

ORTHOsoft, Inc. · CA

Inventors

Louis-Philippe Amiot · Hampstead, CA
Eric Szmutny · Bedford, CA
Francois Paradis · Boucherville, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 20, 2007
Grant date	May 10, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 28, 2029

Classification

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

Abstract

There is described a device for use with a position sensing system for tracking a bone in a reference coordinate system, the device comprising a fabric removably and non-invasively attachable to a bone and having a plurality of reference markers distributed thereon, the reference markers being one of passive and active devices recognized by the position sensing system and positioned and oriented in the reference coordinate system with respect to a fixed reference.

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