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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2010
Steven L. Hartmann, Superior, CO (US);
Bruce M. Burg, Louisville, CO (US);
Andrew Bzostek, Erie, CO (US);
Matthew W. Koenig, Dacono, CO (US);
Brad Jacobsen, Erie, CO (US);
Bradley A. Jascob, Broomfield, CO (US);
Paul Kessman, Lakewood, CO (US);
Steven L. Hartmann, Superior, CO (US);
Bruce M. Burg, Louisville, CO (US);
Andrew Bzostek, Erie, CO (US);
Matthew W. Koenig, Dacono, CO (US);
Brad Jacobsen, Erie, CO (US);
Bradley A. Jascob, Broomfield, CO (US);
Paul Kessman, Lakewood, CO (US);
Medtronic Navigaton, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a surgical navigation system for tracking an instrument relative to a patient. The system can track a portion of the patient, an instrument, and/or both relative to image data, a coordinate system, an atlas, a morphed atlas, or combinations thereof. The system can include a tracking device on the instrument to provide six degree of freedom information regarding the location of the instrument.