Fiducial marker devices and methods

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10454786

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This document discusses, among other things, a fiducial markers capable of use in image guided surgery (IGS) procedures, such as neurosurgery, or other applications. One example includes a positioning instrument with a cap that mates directly to an imageable sphere to perform registration. Another example includes a jointed positioning instrument that, when placed in a base, pivots about a location defined by a center of the imageable sphere when it was in the base. Another example includes a fiducial marker with two imageable spheres defining a line intersecting a desired point on the base. Another example includes a base with a receptacle for receiving a positioning instrument. Another example includes an imageable sphere with a removable imageable portion to allow access to a center of the imageable sphere by a positioning instrument.

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MEDTRONIC INC710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY N E MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lee, David M Melbourne Beach, FL 122 1702
Mazzocchi, Rudy A Indian Harbor Beach, FL 35 2537
Solar, Matthew S Indialantic, FL 96 12703

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