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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ramin Shahidi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Rory S. Randall, San Diego, CA (US);
Steven L. Datnow, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 ;
Abstract
Systems and methods for performing transformations between a view orientation in a virtual space and a view orientation with respect to a target site in a patient's body where surgery is being performed. The view in virtual space enables the surgeon to see the internal structures in the target site in a variety of ways and orientations including from behind the site.