Bone Marking System and Method
OwnerJohn C. Magillinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for marking bone of a patient includes a marker, a tracking system and a display. The marker includes pigment and is configured to impart the pigment on the bone. The tracking system is in communication with the marker. The tracking system is configured to determine a location of the marker relative to the bone and to match at least one anatomical feature of the bone of the patient to an image of the bone. The display is in communication with the tracking system and adapted to show an image of the location of the marker relative to the image of the bone while the marker imparts the pigment on the bone.
Claims21
An apparatus for marking bone of a patient, comprising:
- a marker comprising pigment and being configured to impart the pigment on the bone;
- a tracking system in communication with the marker, configured to determine a location of the marker relative to the bone, and configured to match at least one anatomical feature of the bone of the patient to an image of the bone;
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- a display in communication with the tracking system and adapted to show an image of the location of the marker relative to the image of the bone while the marker imparts the pigment on the bone.
A method of marking a bone of a patient, comprising:
- matching at least one anatomical feature of the bone of the patient to an image of the bone;
- determining a location of a marker comprising pigment relative to the bone;
- showing an image of the location of the marker relative to the image of the bone on a display;
- using the display to facilitate positioning the marker relative to a marking locating on the bone;
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- using the marker to impart the pigment to the marking locating on the bone.
An apparatus for marking bone of a patient, comprising:
- means for imparting pigment to a marking location on the bone of the patient;
- means for matching at least one anatomical feature of the bone of the patient to an image of the bone;
- means for determining a location of the means for imparting pigment relative to the bone;
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- means for showing an image of the location of the means for imparting pigment relative to the image of the bone and facilitating positioning the means for imparting pigment relative to the marking location on the bone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.