Interactive image-guided surgical system
CA 2029401 A1 · Owner: Galloway, Robert L. Jr. · Inventors: Edwards, Charles A. Ii; Allen, George S.; Maciunas, Robert J.
Overview
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An interactive system for guiding the use of a surgical tool uses at least one imaging technique such as CT, scanning. A mechanical arm has a fixed base at a first end and a tool holder that holds the surgical tool at a second end. A display displays one or more images from the image space of a patient's anatomy. A computer is coupled to the display and the mechanical arm. The computer tracks the location of the surgical tool through physical space performs a transforming rotation of the physical space to the image space, and causes the display to display the location of the surgical tool within the image space.
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- Filed November 6, 1990. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 6, 2010.
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