System and method for placing and determining an appropriately sized surgical implant
US7996064B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 19, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0166
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Images taken before a surgical procedure by an imager are displayed by a computer and overlaid with graphical representations of instruments and/or surgical implants. The graphical representations can be used to determined appropriate sizes of the surgical implants and trajectories for placement. Also, the images can be used in the operating room. The graphical representations can be updated in real-time to correspond to movement of the instruments in the operating room.
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