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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1998
Joel I. Franck, Durham, ME (US);
Frederick C. Haer, Brunswick, ME (US);
Ronald J. Franklin, Bowdoinham, ME (US);
Neutar, LLC, Bowdoinham, ME (US);
Abstract
A marking and tracking apparatus for stereotactic surgery on a body. The apparatus includes a rigid scanning frame. The scanning frame includes a set of scanning markers for making corresponding images in a scanned image of the body, and multiple mounting points, such that when the scanning frame is attached to the body, each of the mounting points mates with a corresponding one of multiples anchors, such as threaded inserts, embedded in the body. The apparatus can also include a rigid tracking frame. The tracking frame includes a set of tracking markers for tracking a position of the frame using a remote sensing device, and multiple mounting points, such that when the tracking frame is attached to the body, each of the mounting points mates with a corresponding one of the anchors embedded in the body.