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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Rainer Birkenbach, Erding, DE (US);
Stefan Vilsmeier, Münich, DE;
Inventors:
Rainer Birkenbach, Erding, DE (US);
Stefan Vilsmeier, Münich, DE;
Assignee:
Brainlab AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/96 (2016.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/96 (2016.02); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00411 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00482 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2068 (2016.02); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); A61B 2090/065 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0806 (2016.02);
Abstract
The invention relates to a surgical instrument comprising a handle portion and a tip, wherein a tip sensor is provided on the handle portion. The tip sensor enables detection of when a tip is inserted into and/or removed from the handle. In addition, the tip sensor enables a navigation system to be notified when landmarks are probed with the surgical instrument, thereby ensuring accurate capture of the location of the landmark.