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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2006
Bradley A. Jascob, Broomfield, CO (US);
Vince J. Doerr, Boulder, CO (US);
Paul Kessman, Lake Wood, CO (US);
Orey G. Block, Westminster, CO (US);
Jeffrey Swetnam, Superior, CO (US);
John H. Dukesherer, Lakewood, CO (US);
Bradley A. Jascob, Broomfield, CO (US);
Vince J. Doerr, Boulder, CO (US);
Paul Kessman, Lake Wood, CO (US);
Orey G. Block, Westminster, CO (US);
Jeffrey Swetnam, Superior, CO (US);
John H. Dukesherer, Lakewood, CO (US);
Medtronic Navigation Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
A portable system can be provided that works with a surgical navigation system. The portable system can control a localizer to assist in the tracking of a tracking device. The portable system can be provided to be substantially carried by a single user form one location to another. Further, various digital control components can be provided to assist in miniaturization, robustness, and the like.