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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
David A. Simon, Boulder, CO (US);
Mark S. Lent, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Ruchika Singhal, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Andrew N. Csavoy, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/50 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 5/062 (2013.01); A61B 5/066 (2013.01); A61B 5/7435 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 90/06 (2016.02); A61N 1/0534 (2013.01); A61N 5/1048 (2013.01); G06F 19/3437 (2013.01); G06F 19/3481 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for optimizing a computer assisted procedure is provided. A method and apparatus for performing a procedure is also provided. Data can be accessed and processed to optimize and perform a procedure. The data can be augmented or supplemented with patient specific data.