Method and apparatus for surgical navigation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7751865
APP PUB NO 20050085720A1
SERIAL NO

10941782

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A surgical navigation system for navigating a region of a patient that may include a non-invasive dynamic reference frame and/or fiducial marker, sensor tipped instruments, and isolator circuits. The dynamic reference frame may be placed on the patient in a precise location for guiding the instruments. The dynamic reference frames may be fixedly placed on the patient. Also the dynamic reference frames may be placed to allow generally natural movements of soft tissue relative to the dynamic reference frames. Also methods are provided to determine positions of the dynamic reference frames. Anatomical landmarks may be determined intra-operatively and without access to the anatomical structure.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.;SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boes, Kirstin Golden, US 3 705
Dukesherer, John H Lakewood, US 8 3078
Hunter, Mark Broomfield, US 91 6293
Jascob, Bradley A Broomfield, US 30 7003
Martens, Todd Denver, US 6 1927
Shaver, Scott Thornton, US 27 2763
Yared, Nadim Superior, US 11 1048

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