Image guided universal instrument adapter and method for use with computer-assisted image guided surgery
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Feb 20, 2001
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Apr 22, 1999
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An apparatus is disclosed for use with a surgical navigation system. The apparatus comprises a universal instrument attachment device. The universal instrument attachment device preferably includes a tracking body onto which a position tracking array is fixedly mountable, and an instrument attachment body removably and adjustably mounted to the tracking body. The instrument attachment body further includes a flexible clamping band having a circumference for adaptably conforming around a variety of instruments having different circumferential shapes and clamping the instrument to the instrument attachment body itself.
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