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- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for surgical navigation
- Patent Title (中): 手术导航方法和装置
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Application No.: US12770181Application Date: 2010-04-29
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Publication No.: US08644907B2Publication Date: 2014-02-04
- Inventor: Steven L. Hartmann , Bruce M. Burg , Andrew Bzostek , Matthew W. Koenig , Brad Jacobsen , Bradley A. Jascob , Paul Kessman
- Applicant: Steven L. Hartmann , Bruce M. Burg , Andrew Bzostek , Matthew W. Koenig , Brad Jacobsen , Bradley A. Jascob , Paul Kessman
- Applicant Address: US CO Louisville
- Assignee: Medtronic Navigaton, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic Navigaton, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Louisville
- Agency: Harness, Dickey
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100210939A1 Method and Apparatus for Surgical Navigation Public/Granted day:2010-08-19
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