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Method and apparatus for surgical navigation

US8644907B2 · kind B2 · utility

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565References

26Claims

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Assignee

Medtronic Navigation, Inc. · US

Inventors

Steven L. Hartmann · Superior, US
Bruce M. Burg · Louisville, US
Andrew Bzostek · Erie, US
Matthew W. Koenig · Dacono, US
Brad Jacobsen · Erie, US
Bradley A. Jascob · Broomfield, US
Paul Kessman · Broomfield, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 29, 2010
Grant date	Feb 4, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 29, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/3987
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a surgical navigation system for tracking an instrument relative to a patient. The system can track a portion of the patient, an instrument, and/or both relative to image data, a coordinate system, an atlas, a morphed atlas, or combinations thereof. The system can include a tracking device on the instrument to provide six degree of freedom information regarding the location of the instrument.

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