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System for navigating a planned procedure within a body

US8150497B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26References

28Claims

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Assignee

Medtronic, Inc. · US

Inventors

Frans L. H. Gielen · Eckelrade, NL
Frank Hertel · Trier, DE
Peter Gemmar · Trier, DE
Peter Appenrodt · Bremen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 20, 2006
Grant date	Apr 3, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 24, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30016
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system including a processor and/or processor system can be used to create a plan for a procedure, such as a surgical procedure. The plan for the surgical procedure can be based on various elements, including determined anatomical landmarks that can be used to determine anatomical targets of a patient. The planning processor can be used to determine the anatomical landmarks and identify anatomical targets in image data of a subject, even if the anatomical targets are indistinguishable in the image data.

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