Medical instrument with a touch-sensitive tip

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7744605
APP PUB NO 20030069588A1
SERIAL NO

10134974

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The invention relates to a medical instrument comprising an instrument body (8), an instrument tip (5) and a tracking means (1,2, 4), characterized in that said instrument tip (5) is fitted with a touch-sensor (3) which detects a contact between said tip (5) and an object, for example a patient. It is preferably realized as an indicator device or pointer, in particular as a registering pointer for instrument tracking systems.

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BRAINLAB AGOLOF-PALME-STR 9 MUNICH 81829

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bertram, Michael Markt Schwaben, DE 18 1147
Birkenbach, Rainer Poing, DE 39 3613
Vilsmeier, Stefan Kufstein, AT 100 7944

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