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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2011
Applicants:
Brandon Merkl, Erie, CO (US);
Rasool Khadem, Superior, CO (US);
Inventors:
Brandon Merkl, Erie, CO (US);
Rasool Khadem, Superior, CO (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/3437 (2013.01); A61B 19/50 (2013.01); A61B 19/5244 (2013.01); A61B 2019/507 (2013.01);
Abstract
A procedure can be assisted by a processor system, such as a computer system. A trajectory can be used to identify a selected trajectory or path of an instrument to reach a tumor within a brain of a subject, reach a selected portion of the anatomy (e.g. sub-thalamic nucleus (STN) or spinal cord), or other appropriate target. The planning algorithm can include both inputted data and learned rankings or ratings related to selected trajectories. The planning algorithm can used the learned ratings to rate and later determined trajectories.