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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Rainer Birkenbach, Erding, DE;
Johannes Manus, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Rainer Birkenbach, Erding, DE;
Johannes Manus, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Brainlab AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 13/12 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/14 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/5244 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 90/14 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02); A61B 2090/397 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3975 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02);
Abstract
A patient positioning system associated with an electromagnetic field generator includes a patient fixation unit for fixing a patient or a part of the patient's body so as to be immobile with respect to the patient positioning system. The patient fixation unit and the electromagnetic field generator are installed so as to retain their position with respect to each other. A method for navigating a patient or a part of the patient's body by means of a medical navigation system is provided, wherein the patient or part of the patient's body is positioned by such a patient positioning system.