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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2008
Jeffrey M. Waynik, Nederland, CO (US);
Andrew N. Csavoy, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Keith Sootsman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Matthew S. Solar, Indialantic, FL (US);
Thomas I. Miller, Plymouth, MN (US);
Jeffrey M. Waynik, Nederland, CO (US);
Andrew N. Csavoy, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Keith Sootsman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Matthew S. Solar, Indialantic, FL (US);
Thomas I. Miller, Plymouth, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A system for positioning a guide relative to an anatomy is provided. The system can include a base adapted to be coupled to the anatomy, and a guide that can move relative to the base. The system can include at least one tracking device that can be coupled to the base and the guide, and a tracking system that tracks a position of the tracking device. The system can include a navigation system that determines a position of the base and the guide relative to the anatomy, and whether the position of the base and the guide are in a desired position. The system can include a display, which can display at least one icon superimposed on the image of the anatomy that graphically indicates a manipulation of the guide required to move the guide into the desired position.