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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2011
Bruce M. Burg, Louisville, CO (US);
John H. Dukesherer, Lakewood, CO (US);
Bradley A. Jascob, Broomfield, CO (US);
Paul Kessman, Lakewood, CO (US);
Bruce M. Burg, Louisville, CO (US);
John H. Dukesherer, Lakewood, CO (US);
Bradley A. Jascob, Broomfield, CO (US);
Paul Kessman, Lakewood, CO (US);
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
A surgical navigation system for navigating a region of a patient includes a non-invasive dynamic reference frame and/or fiducial marker, sensor tipped instruments, and isolator circuits. The dynamic reference frame may be repeatably placed on the patient in a precise location for guiding the instruments. The instruments may be precisely guided by positioning sensors near moveable portions of the instruments. Electrical sources may be electrically isolated from the patient.