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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2021
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Nikhil Mahendra, Broomfield, CO (US);
Shai Ronen, Westminster, CO (US);
Victor D. Snyder, Erie, CO (US);
Andrew J. Wald, Denver, CO (US);
Steven Hartmann, Superior, CO (US);
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring one or more anatomical elements are provided. An image depicting one or more anatomical elements and a plurality of annotations may be received. The image may comprise a plurality of image elements. Each annotation may correspond to one of the one or more anatomical elements and may be associated with one of the plurality of image elements. Movement information about movement of at least a portion of a particular anatomical element may be received. Image elements corresponding to the particular anatomical element may be identified to yield a set of image elements. The set of image elements may be adjusted based on the movement information to yield an updated image reflecting changes to affected anatomical elements.