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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2022
Dartmouth-hitchcock Clinic, Lebanon, NH (US);
The Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (US);
Yuan Shi, Hanover, NH (US);
Xiaotian Wu, East Greenwich, RI (US);
Joseph A. Paydarfar, Hanover, NH (US);
Ryan J. Halter, Orford, NH (US);
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic, Lebanon, NH (US);
The Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (US);
Abstract
A support rig for a medical instrument can hold a medical instrument that is inserted into a patient in a fixed position and orientation relative to patient, so that the position and orientation of the medical instrument is not affected by the breathing or other motion of the patient. The support rig and medical instrument can be radiolucent and non-metallic, so that an image can be taken of the patient while the medical instrument is inserted in the patent and held by the support rig. The radiolucent support rig and medical instrument can allow for imaging, including x-ray, CT, and/or MRI, to occur simultaneously during the surgery. Surgical outcomes can be improved by using imaging to provide information about a tumor and/or anatomical structures during surgery.