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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2020
Mazor Robotics Ltd., Caesarea, IL;
Dany Junio, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, IL;
MAZOR ROBOTICS LTD., Caesarea, IL;
Abstract
A method of aligning an imaging device in connection with robotic surgery includes causing a robot to position a reference target over a body of a patient; receiving image data from an imaging device; identifying, with an image processing algorithm, at least a first portion of an anatomical element in the image data; identifying, with a target detection algorithm, at least a first portion of a reference target in the image data; comparing a determined location of the imaging device, the reference target, and the anatomical element to yield a location determination and causing at least one of the robot to re-position the reference target or the imaging device to re-position.