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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2017
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Eric Finley, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark Covell, Carlsbad, CA (US);
D. J. Geiger, San Diego, CA (US);
Shannon Murray, Orange County, CA (US);
Bryce Nesbitt, San Diego, CA (US);
Guy Nimrodi, San Diego, CA (US);
Antonio Ubach, Tuscon, AZ (US);
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A system, including various apparatus and methods, for surgical navigation is provided. The system is configured to track the spine of a patient by capturing images via one or more cameras. The cameras are configured to capture images of one or more arrays. The system transmits the images to a computer system. The one or more arrays are releasably secured with the spine of the patient, such as by a spine pin or a spine clamp. The system can determine the spatial position and orientation of relevant anatomical features, implants, and instruments using and processing the captured images.