Medtronic Navigation, Inc.

Mazor Robotics Ltd.

Matthew F Dicorleto

Joseph Moctezuma

Marco D Capote

Steven L Hartmann

Victor D Snyder

Dany Junio

Eliyahu Zehavi

Aviv Ellman

Leonid Kleyman

Katharine E Darling

David E Macht

Elad Ratzabi

Katherine M Puckett

Jeremiah R Beers

Dana Gazit-Ankori

Timothy M Conkin

Bradley A Jascob

Brandon Merkl

John J Kappus

John B Clayton

Laurent Verard

Ryan D Datteri

Joel S Hughes

Ganesh Saiprasad

Ryan Datteri Datteri

Disclosed is a system and method for tracking an instrument. The instrument may be tracked with one or more trackable members. The trackable members may be held relative to a handle to which the instrument is attached.

System and method for positioning a tracking device

Systems and methods for performing registration between a patient space and an image space are disclosed herein. Systems using such methods may identify a pose of a registration frame having one or more apertures within the patient space using a tracking system. Image data corresponding to the image space having an image of the registration frame is taken. A plurality of aperture locations within the image data (corresponding to the apertures of the registration frame) are identified in the image data. Aperture representations from a model of the registration frame are matched to these aperture locations to determine a pose of the registration frame within the image space. A transform between the patient space and the image space is generated based on the pose of the registration frame within the patient space and the pose of the registration frame within the image space. Optimization methods for this transform are discussed.

Systems and methods for registration between patient space and image space using registration frame apertures

Disclosed is a system for assisting in guiding and performing a procedure on a subject. The subject may be any appropriate subject such as inanimate object and/or an animate object. The guide and system may include various manipulable or movable members, such as robotic systems, and may be registered to selected coordinate systems.

System and method for registration between coordinate systems and navigation

A skin-based patient tracking apparatus for surgical navigation. The apparatus includes an adhesive layer, a plurality of surgical tracking elements, a base layer between the adhesive layer and the plurality of surgical tracking elements, and an outer layer covering the plurality of surgical tracking elements.

Flexible skin based patient tracker for optical navigation

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

A stabilizer for use with a trackable surgical instrument can include a first member, a second member and a retaining member. The first member can have a first annular body portion and a first pair of legs extending therefrom. The first annular body portion can include a plurality of locating slots for engaging a selectively positionable portion of a surgical instrument. The second member can have a second annular body portion and a second pair of legs extending therefrom. The second annular body can engage a drive device of the surgical instrument. The first pair of legs can be telescopically coupled with and adjustable relative to the second pair of legs such that the first member can be axially adjustable relative to the second member. The retaining member can cooperate with at least one leg to retain the first member adjustably coupled to the second member.

Navigated instrument with a stabilizer

A patient defines a patient space in which an instrument can be tracked and navigated. An image space is defined by image data that can be registered to the patient space. A tracking device can be connected to a member in a known manner that includes imageable portions that generate image points in the image data. Selected image slices or portions can be used to register reconstructed image data to the patient space.

System and method for automatic registration between an image and a subject

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Boulder, CO, United States of America

Matthew F Dicorleto