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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Timo Neubauer, Feldkirchen, DE;
Norman Plassky, Erfurt, DE;
Inventors:
Timo Neubauer, Feldkirchen, DE;
Norman Plassky, Erfurt, DE;
Assignee:
Brainlab AG, Feldkirchen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pre-calibrated reusable instrument includes an instrument holder and an instrument held by and movable with respect to the instrument holder. The instrument includes at least two functional elements and at least three markers, wherein at least one of the markers is movable with the instrument relative to the instrument holder such that a movement of the instrument produces a corresponding movement of the at least one marker.