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Title:
A tool provided with the navigation and the guidance system which were unified, a related device, and a method
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6138699
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for integrating an electromagnetic navigation system and a tool and aligning the tool with a target are presented, including a sensor tool, a tool, a field generator, a display, and a computer. The sensor tool attaches to a target component in a unique position relative to target features. The field generator is fixed relative to the tool except in rotation about a tool axis. The display is adjustably mounted to the tool and automatically adjusts image parameters. Target registration and error compensation methods are provided. The system detects magnetic field and signal disturbances that may lead to inaccurate navigation, filters navigation data, and adjusts filtering parameters based on detected conditions. Apparatus for proximally locking an IM nail such that a clear passage through the cannulation of the nail is maintained are provided.

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Inventors:
Ink Pen Kevin Bryant
Hodgson Antony John
Guy Pierre
Atsume Willem Jay
Lavalle Stefan
Still james bee
Application Number:
JP2013553753A
Publication Date:
May 31, 2017
Filing Date:
February 17, 2012
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Assignee:
Depuy Synthes Products Incorporated
International Classes:
A61B17/56; A61B34/20
Domestic Patent References:
JP2004130094A
JP2002513305A
Foreign References:
WO2010129308A2
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Konobu Kato
Takafumi Oshima