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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
May. 17, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Francois Kotian, Buc, FR;
Thomas McCarthy, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/12 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/13 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61B 6/4441 (2013.01); A61B 6/466 (2013.01); A61B 6/487 (2013.01); A61B 6/5205 (2013.01); A61B 6/587 (2013.01); A61B 6/589 (2013.01); A61B 90/13 (2016.02); A61B 90/36 (2016.02); A61B 6/4085 (2013.01); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2090/365 (2016.02); A61B 2090/367 (2016.02); A61B 2090/376 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02); A61B 2090/502 (2016.02);
Abstract
Systems and methods for surgical tool navigation, include a movable gantry. A light emitting device is connected to the movable gantry. A range meter connected to the gantry. The distance meter measures a distance between the light emitting device and a surface. In a method of surgical tool navigation, the light emitting device projects light on the surface. The range meter detects the light and measures the distance between the light emitting device and the surface.