Method and apparatus for surgical navigation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8239001
APP PUB NO 20060025677A1
SERIAL NO

11179044

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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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MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC200 MEDTRONIC DRIVE LAFAYETTE CO 80026

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Clayton, John B Louisville, US 53 12339
DiCorleto, Matthew F Denver, US 15 811
Hartmann, Steven L Superior, US 54 4095
Hughes, Joel S Erie, US 4 675
Jascob, Bradley A Broomfield, US 30 8224
Kappus, John J Denver, US 62 7889
Moctezuma, Joseph Golden, US 35 7306
Verard, Laurent G Superior, US 2 566

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