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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2010
David A. Simon, Boulder, CO (US);
Kevin T. Foley, Memphis, TN (US);
Thomas A. Carls, Memphis, TN (US);
Anthony J. Melkent, Lafayette, CO (US);
David A. Simon, Boulder, CO (US);
Kevin T. Foley, Memphis, TN (US);
Thomas A. Carls, Memphis, TN (US);
Anthony J. Melkent, Lafayette, CO (US);
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining, calculating, and/or viewing a trajectory. The trajectory can be displayed on a display relative to image data of a patient. A user can use the system to determine relationships between two or more trajectories that have been determined. The relationships can be within two dimensional, three-dimensional, or four dimensional space. The relationships can include distance, angle, etc. The relationships can also be determined between real time trajectories and stored trajectories, or combinations thereof.