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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO RE43328
SERIAL NO

10062265

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A trackable medical instrument for use in a computer assisted image guided medical and surgical navigation systems that generate images during medical and surgical procedures, includes a guide member having an emitter array for being tracked by the system and a drive shaft contained within the guide member having a proximal and a distal end, the drive shaft being rotatable within the guide member while being fixable axially inside the guide member, the proximal end of the drive shaft having a first connector for interchangeably receiving at least one drive source, and the distal end having a second connector for interchangeably receiving at least one instrument tip.

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MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC826 COAL CREEK CIRCLE LOUISVILLE CO 80027

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Carroll, Catalina J Memphis, US 14 2381
Foley, Kevin T Memphis, US 182 28656
Melkent, Anthony J Lafayette, US 197 13775

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