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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Inventors:
Steven T. Charles, Memphis, TN (US);
Tammo Heeren, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01); A61F 9/009 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/77 (2016.02); A61F 9/009 (2013.01); A61F 9/00727 (2013.01); A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61F 9/00821 (2013.01); A61B 3/1005 (2013.01); A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00075 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2048 (2016.02); A61F 2009/00874 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical probe system comprising a surgical probe having an instrument tip, and at least one motion sensor located within the surgical probe that measures movement and orientation data. The system further includes a processor that is configured to determine movement and orientation of the instrument tip based on the movement and orientation data, and adjust at least one surgical parameter of the surgical probe based on the movement and orientation of the instrument tip to affect a predetermined surgical outcome.