System for navigating a planned procedure within a body

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8150497
APP PUB NO 20080097187A1
SERIAL NO

11584422

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A system including a processor and/or processor system can be used to create a plan for a procedure, such as a surgical procedure. The plan for the surgical procedure can be based on various elements, including determined anatomical landmarks that can be used to determine anatomical targets of a patient. The planning processor can be used to determine the anatomical landmarks and identify anatomical targets in image data of a subject, even if the anatomical targets are indistinguishable in the image data.

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MEDTRONIC INC710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Appenrodt, Peter Bremen, DE 16 1747
Gemmar, Peter Trier, DE 5 1122
Gielen, Frans L H Eckelrade, NL 29 2712
Hertel, Frank Besslich-Newel, DE 5 1122

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