US 6,402,762 B2 · System for translation of electromagnetic and optical localization systems

Abstract

A system for utilizing and registering at least two surgical navigation systems during stereotactic surgery. The system comprises a first surgical navigation system defining a first patient space, a second surgical navigation system defining a second patient space, and a translation device to register the coordinates of the first patient space to the coordinates of the second patient space. The translation device comprises a rigid body, at least one component for a first navigation system placed in or on the rigid body, and at least one component for a second navigation system placed in or on the rigid body, in known relation to the at least one component for the first navigation system. The translation device is positioned in a working volume of each of the at least two navigation systems.

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Dependent claims

A system for utilizing and registering at least two surgical navigation systems during stereotactic surgery, the system comprising:

a first surgical navigation system defining a first patient space;
at least one additional surgical navigation system defining at least one additional patient space;
and
at least one translation device to develop a translation matrix for correlating a set of coordinates associated with the first patient space to at least one set of coordinates associated with the at least one additional patient space.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

09/803,977Filed 13 Mar 2001 · continuation

Priority

28 Oct 1999

Published

US 2001/0011175 A12 Aug 2001

Granted

11 Jun 2002

Term ends

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Classification11 codes

A61B 90/36
Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00,…
A61B 34/20
Computer-aided surgery; Manipulators or robots specially adapted for use in surgery: surgical navigation systems; Devices for tracking or guiding…
A61B 90/10
Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00,…
A61B 2034/2051
Tracking techniques: electromagnetic tracking systems

System for translation of electromagnetic and optical localization systems

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System for translation of electromagnetic and optical localization systems

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Abstract

Claims34