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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2007
Mark W. Hunter, Broomfield, CO (US);
Gordon Goodchild, Broomfield, CO (US);
Brandon D. Larocque, Westminster, CO (US);
Frank Strupeck, Boulder, CO (US);
Scott Shaver, Thornton, CO (US);
Mark W. Hunter, Broomfield, CO (US);
Gordon Goodchild, Broomfield, CO (US);
Brandon D. Larocque, Westminster, CO (US);
Frank Strupeck, Boulder, CO (US);
Scott Shaver, Thornton, CO (US);
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed that provides a system to perform a procedure on a patient or on a patient's anatomy. The apparatus can include a guide member that includes at least three degrees of freedom of movement of a guide or alignment portion. The apparatus can be used to guide or form reference points for a guide to resect a portion of an anatomy.