SURGICAL NAVIGATION TRACKER - STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS LTD

Title:

SURGICAL NAVIGATION TRACKER

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/084484

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A surgical navigation tracker, system, and method including a tracker array and mount, which facilitate consistent alignment and position tracking of a powered surgical handpiece are provided. The mount comprises a base having a complementary shape to the surgical instrument and a clamp. The clamp is fixed to the base and may include a latch mounted to a clamp base for selective displacement relative thereto. The latch has a clamp surface configured to engage the surgical instrument. The tracker array may include a tracker frame, which may be coupled to the mount, and plurality of markers. The tracker frame may be manufactured via an additive manufacturing process to optimize shape and surface finish of the tracker to improve performance. More specifically, the tracker frame comprises arms for supporting the markers, which may have a hollow cross-section to reduce weight of the tracker.

More Like This:

JP6014176	Disposable electricity operation apparatus which has a heat switch
WO/2017/055990	OPTICAL REGISTRATION OF A REMOTE CENTER OF MOTION ROBOT
WO/2022/215073	SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING PATIENT MOVEMENT

Inventors:

BAWEJA SAHIL (IN)
BHAGAT ANKUR (IN)
GHANAM FADI (DE)
GUPTA RACHANA (IN)
HOODA RITESH (IN)
LAMBARTH CLIFFORD EDWIN (US)
RAGHU VARUN SUDARSHAN (IN)
WALEN JAMES G (US)

Application Number:

PCT/IB2020/060187

Publication Date:

June 10, 2021

Filing Date:

October 29, 2020

Export Citation:

Click for automatic bibliography generation Help

Assignee:

STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS LTD (IE)

International Classes:

A61B90/00; A61B90/57; B33Y10/00; B33Y80/00; F16B2/18; A61B17/00

Domestic Patent References:

WO2007051304A1	2007-05-10
WO2014127814A1	2014-08-28
WO2007038998A1	2007-04-12
WO2018220050A1	2018-12-06

Foreign References:

EP1498688A1	2005-01-19
DE202014103766U1	2014-12-17
US20070016009A1	2007-01-18
US6434507B1	2002-08-13
CH683204A5	1994-01-31
EP1741937A1	2007-01-10
US20190092439A1	2019-03-28
EP1217224A1	2002-06-26
EP3456616A1	2019-03-20
US3305234A	1967-02-21

Download PDF:

View/Download PDF PDF Help

Previous Patent: METHOD OF TREATING PATIENTS WITH HEPATORENAL SYNDROME TYPE 1 AND LOW MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE

Next Patent: PLACEMENT OF COMPUTE AND MEMORY FOR ACCELERATED DEEP LEARNING