Medtronic Navigation, Inc.

Sdgi Holdings, Inc.

Surgical Navigation Technologies, Inc.

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Danek Medical

Neutar, LLC

Surgical Navigational Technologies, Inc.

John B Clayton

Kevin Thomas Foley

Joseph Moctezuma

Maurice Mell Smith

Anthony J Melkent

Michael C Sherman

Kurt R Smith

Kevin T Foley

Jaimie Henderson

David A Mire

Richard D Bucholz

Kevin J Frank

Catalina J Carroll

Phillip T Ulberg

Mark W Hunter

Laurent Verard

Steven L Hartmann

John J Kappus

Bradley A Jascob

Robert J Reddy

Joel S Hughes

Stacy Sprouse

Eric J Ryterski

Thomas E Roehm, Iii

Robert Teichman

Matthew F Dicorleto

Frederick C Haer

Joel I Franck

Ronald J Franklin

Thomas J Mickel

Y Raja Rampersaud

W Keith Adcox

Matthew F DiCorleto

Y Raja Rempersaud

Catelina J Carroll

David Lightman

Laurent G Verard

Joe Moctezuma

Disclosed is a method and system for performing a procedure. The system may include a navigation system and/or a surgical robot to be used to at least assist in the procedure. The system may assist in delineating objects and/or determining physical characteristics of subject portions. The system may assist in performing and/or a workflow of the procedure.

System and method for performing and evaluating a procedure

Disclosed is a surgical navigation system for tracking an instrument relative to a patient. The system can track a portion of the patient, an instrument, and/or both relative to image data, a coordinate system, an atlas, a morphed atlas, or combinations thereof. The system can include a tracking device on the instrument to provide six degree of freedom information regarding the location of the instrument.

Method and apparatus for surgical navigation

An apparatus and procedures for percutaneous placement of surgical implants and instruments such as, for example, screws, rods, wires and plates into various body parts using image guided surgery. The invention includes an apparatus for use with a surgical navigation system, an attaching device rigidly connected to a body part, such as the spinous process of a vertebrae, with an identification superstructure rigidly but removably connected to the attaching device. This identification superstructure, for example, is a reference arc and fiducial array which accomplishes the function of identifying the location of the superstructure, and, therefore, the body part to which it is fixed, during imaging by CAT scan or MRI, and later during medical procedures.

Percutaneous registration apparatus and method for use in computer-assisted surgical navigation

A system is provided to align a surgical guide instrument over a burr hole in a patient's body. Adjustments of a surgical instrument can be made in x, y, z, and angular directions using the system. An instrument guide unit can include an instrument guide for guiding a surgical instrument into the body of a patient and a base unit operative to be secured to the body near an area in which surgery is to occur. The base unit is coupled to the instrument guide. An adjustment mechanism, coupled to the base unit and the instrument guide, is operative to adjust the instrument guide in lateral directions with respect the surface of the area.

Instrument guide system

A method and apparatus for percutaneous and/or minimally invasive implantation of a construct. The construct may be implanted using a navigation system for planning and execution of a procedure. A plurality of portions of the construct may be interconnected using locations and paths determined and navigated with the navigation system.

Method and apparatus for surgical navigation of a multiple piece construct for implantation

A method and apparatus to perform a procedure that can include a processor assisted surgical procedure. During the procedure patient space and image space can be registered to allow for tracking of various tracking sensors. A dynamic reference frame can be used to maintain localization of the patient space with the image space. The dynamic reference frame can be fixedly interconnected with a bone portion of the anatomy.

Method and apparatus for positioning a reference frame

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.

A method for accessing the spine includes making an incision in the skin of a patient. The skin and tissue can be dilated, and a cannula inserted through the dilated skin and tissue. The cannula includes a distal end positioned adjacent a first working space that includes paraspinous tissue. The cannula can be repositioned through the incision to a second working space adjacent the distal end of the cannula.

Methods for percutaneous spinal surgery

The invention relates to a surgical instrument capable of applying an electrostimulation to a neural structure. The surgical instrument also has a tracking system associated therewith to provide navigational tracking during a surgical procedure.

Surgical navigational and neuromonitoring instrument

A method and system to assist in a planning and navigation of procedure. Generally, the system allows for image acquisition of a selected area of the anatomy. The images may then be used to mark various points to determine true anatomical definitions and planes. The definitions may assist in positioning a prosthesis.

Method and apparatus for implantation between two vertebral bodies

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John B Clayton