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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:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2002
Applicant:
Jeffrey E. Thomas, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey E. Thomas, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A localizing apparatus includes a frame, a linear reference marker, and a target marker. The frame includes a first portion fixable to a first anatomical reference point. The linear reference marker is rotatable about the first anatomical reference point to align a second anatomical reference point with the first anatomical reference point. The target marker is rotatable about the first anatomical reference point to establish an angle from the linear reference marker such that the target marker is located in a desired plane.