APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FOUR DIMENSIONAL SOFT TISSUE NAVIGATION INCLUDING ENDOSCOPIC MAPPING

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APP PUB NO 20120071753A1
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13215050

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A surgical instrument navigation system is provided that visually simulates a virtual volumetric scene of a body cavity of a patient from a point of view of a surgical instrument residing in the cavity of the patient. The surgical instrument navigation system includes: a surgical instrument; an imaging device which is operable to capture scan data representative of an internal region of interest within a given patient; a tracking subsystem that employs electro-magnetic sensing to capture in real-time position data indicative of the position of the surgical instrument; a data processor which is operable to render a volumetric, perspective image of the internal region of interest from a point of view of the surgical instrument; and a display which is operable to display the volumetric perspective image of the patient.

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VERAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC1908 INNERBELT BUSINESS CENTER DR ST LOUIS MO 63114

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Holsing, Troy Boulder, US 11 1909
Hunter, Mark St. Louis, US 95 7207
Wennogle, Marc Centennial, US 6 406

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