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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2021
Acclarent, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Jetmir Palushi, Irvine, CA (US);
Itzhak Fang, Irvine, CA (US);
Ehsan Shameli, Irvine, CA (US);
David A. Smith, Jr., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Fatemeh Akbarian, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Henry F. Salazar, Pico Rivera, CA (US);
John H. Thinnes, Jr., Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Hany Abdelwahed, Irvine, CA (US);
Babak Ebrahimi, Irvine, CA (US);
Oleg Dulger, Yoqneam Ilit, IL;
Acclarent, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
Variations of integral navigation controls may be used in conjunction with a medical instrument to provide navigation functions for an image guided surgery (IGS) system that is in communication with the integral navigation controls. In some variations, a medical instrument with integrated navigation wheels allows movement of a cursor of the IGS system along the x and y axis by scrolling the wheel, or allows selection, zooming, or other controls by combined clicking and/or scrolling of wheels, and may be sterilized or discarded along with the device. In some other variations, a control overlay may be temporarily attached to the medical instrument to provide additional controls, such as buttons or a pointing stick, and then removed and sterilized or discarded after a procedure. In each variation, inputs may be communicated via wire or wirelessly to an IGS system to provide navigation of images during a surgical procedure.