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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. 20, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2002
Applicants:
David a Simon, Boulder, CO (US);
Kurt R Smith, Boulder, CO (US);
Kevin T Foley, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Digital x-ray images taken before a surgical procedure by a fluoroscopic C-arm imager are displayed by a computer and overlaid with graphical representations of instruments being used in the operating room. The graphical representations are updated in real-time to correspond to movement of the instruments in the operating room. A number of different techniques are described that aid the physician in planning and carrying out the surgical procedure.
Published as:
WO0056215A1; AU3902400A; WO0056215A8; WO0056215A9; EP1178755A1; US6470207B1; US2003073901A1; EP1178755A4; EP1178755B1; DE60032475D1; EP1757228A1; DE60032475T2; US7606613B2; US2010041985A1; EP1757228B1; US7996064B2; EP2356940A1; US2011268248A1; EP2356940B1; EP2356940B8;