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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:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2002
Applicants:
Stefan Vilsmeier, Kufstein, AT;
Michael Bertram, Markt Schwaben, DE;
Rainer Birkenbach, Poing, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
BrainLAB AG, Feldkirchen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a medical instrument comprising an instrument body (), an instrument tip () and a tracking means (), characterized in that said instrument tip () is fitted with a touch-sensor () which detects a contact between said tip () and an object, for example a patient. It is preferably realized as an indicator device or pointer, in particular as a registering pointer for instrument tracking systems.