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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2002
Applicants:
Francois Leitner, Uriage, FR;
Benoit Mollard, Echirolles, FR;
Inventors:
Francois Leitner, Uriage, FR;
Benoit Mollard, Echirolles, FR;
Assignee:
AESCULAP AG & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B005/103 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
To make available a method for checking a marking element for displacement in relation to a holding structure, in particular a bone, on which this marking element is fixed, said marking element being used for determining position in navigational surgery, and said marking element functioning with the greatest possible precision, it is proposed to choose a point of orientation which is in a unique relationship to the holding structure and to monitor the position of the point of orientation in a reference system of the marking element.