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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2001
Gerald W. Mills, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Martin Brady, Phoenix, MD (US);
Raghu Raghavan, Baltimore, MD (US);
John David, Malabar, FL (US);
Thomas I. Miller, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Matthew S. Solar, Indialantic, FL (US);
Gerald W. Mills, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Martin Brady, Phoenix, MD (US);
Raghu Raghavan, Baltimore, MD (US);
John David, Malabar, FL (US);
Thomas I. Miller, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Matthew S. Solar, Indialantic, FL (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A surgical alignment device is shown that is controlled remotely through the use of an actuator, where the actuator in turn controls at least one local adjustment device. The alignment device is suited for neurosurgery, although it is not exclusively limited to neurosurgery. The alignment device includes an insertion guide that is coupled to the local adjustment device, the insertion guide being used to guide a device such as a catheter into a patient. The alignment device may also be coupled to a control module such as a microcomputer that controls the orientation of the insertion guide in response to inputs from the surgeon as to a location of interest within the patient.