Method and apparatus for surgical navigation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8271069
APP PUB NO 20100274124A1
SERIAL NO

12828912

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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, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boes, Kirsten Golden, US 1 226
Dukesherer, John H Lakewood, US 8 3089
Hunter, Mark W Broomfield, US 36 9738
Jascob, Bradley A Broomfield, US 30 7024
Martens, Todd Denver, US 6 1935
Shaver, Scott Thornton, US 27 2767
Yared, Nadim Superior, US 11 1052

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