Medical instrumentation and method

US9585700B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Aesculap AG · DE

Inventors

• Christian Wehrle · Engen, DE
• Josef Kozak · Tuttlingen, DE
• Jens Beger · Tuttlingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 25, 2015
• Grant date: Mar 7, 2017
• Expiry date: Mar 22, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/3983
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Medical instrumentation includes two or, in particular, more anchoring elements for anchoring on body tissue, and a stabilization element via which the two or more anchoring elements are connectable. The instrumentation includes a sensor unit, a coupling unit for percutaneous selective coupling of the sensor unit to at least one anchoring element or to the stabilization element, and a data processing unit which determines from sensor signals of the sensor unit the position of the anchoring elements relative to one another and/or the position of at least one anchoring element relative to the stabilization element.