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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2009
David A. Simon, Boulder, CO (US);
Kurt R. Smith, Eldorado Springs, CO (US);
Kevin T. Foley, Memphis, TN (US);
David A. Simon, Boulder, CO (US);
Kurt R. Smith, Eldorado Springs, CO (US);
Kevin T. Foley, Memphis, TN (US);
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
Images taken before a surgical procedure by an imager are displayed by a computer and overlaid with graphical representations of instruments and/or surgical implants. The graphical representations can be used to determined appropriate sizes of the surgical implants and trajectories for placement. Also, the images can be used in the operating room. The graphical representations can be updated in real-time to correspond to movement of the instruments in the operating room.