US Patent No: 7,840,254

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Electromagnetically tracked K-wire device

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Abstract

Devices and methods for registering, dynamically referencing, and navigating an anatomical region of interest of a patient are provided using a tracked Kirschner wire (K-wire), where the K-wire includes a position-indicating element.

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Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS LTDTORONTO ONTARIO18

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Glossop, Neil David 3000 Bissonnet, Suite 4201, Houston, TX 77005 27 409

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