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US 2007/0166188 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for providing a container to a sterile environment
AssigneeMedtronic Navigation, Inc.
InventorsEric Ryterski, Lance Kendrick
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing an unsterilized item to a sterile field is disclosed. The item can include a human input device. The sterile field can be in an operating room.
Claims51
A system for delivering an item to a sterile field, comprising:
- a container operable to contain the item;
- and
- a closure system operable to close the container to an ambient environment;
- the container including an exterior wall to define an internal portion where the item is operable to be positioned within the interior portion;
- wherein the item is operable to be positioned within the container during an operative procedure to move the item into a sterile field without sterilizing the item.
2 more elements
A method of providing a member to a sterile field in an operating room, comprising:
- providing a container operable by a user in an operating room to contain the member;
- moving the member into the container;
- closing the container to an ambient atmosphere after moving the member into the container;
- and
- using the member to provide input to a system while the member is in the container.
2 more elements
A method of using an unsterilized human input device with a processor in or near a sterile field comprising:
- providing a container having a sterile exterior;
- moving the human input device into the container while maintaining the sterility of the exterior of the container;
- closing the container to substantially completely contain the human input device within the provided container;
- and
- using the human input device within a sterile field while maintaining the sterile field.
2 more elements
A method of using a computer assisted surgical navigation system comprising:
- providing a navigation system to track a tracking sensor;
- providing a container to contain a human input device;
- positioning the human input device in the provided container;
- maintaining the sterility of an exterior of the provided container;
- and
- closing the container to an exterior environment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.