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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Prashant Chopra, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vincent Duindam, Mountain View, CA (US);
Tao Zhao, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John A Cole, Hollister, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/064 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 5/6879 (2013.01); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2061 (2016.02); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2034/303 (2016.02); A61B 2090/363 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3937 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02); A61B 2560/0456 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical tracking system comprises a fiducial apparatus that includes a sensor docking feature configured to mate with a mating portion of a sensor device. The sensor docking feature retains the mating portion in a known configuration. The fiducial apparatus also includes at least one imageable fiducial marker and a surface configured for attachment to an anatomy of a patient.