Invention Application
- Patent Title: SURGICAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND METHODS
- Patent Title (中): 手术装置,设备和方法
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Application No.: US13386636Application Date: 2010-07-22
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Publication No.: US20120143048A1Publication Date: 2012-06-07
- Inventor: Patrick Finlay
- Applicant: Patrick Finlay
- Applicant Address: DE Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
- Assignee: MEDI MATON LIMITED
- Current Assignee: MEDI MATON LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: DE Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
- Priority: GB0912824.0 20090723
- International Application: PCT/GB10/51212 WO 20100722
- Main IPC: A61B5/05
- IPC: A61B5/05 ; A61B19/00

Abstract:
A surgical apparatus comprising: a base unit; an arm coupled to the base unit, the arm comprising a first section and a second section which are moveable with respect to each other about a joint, the arm being configured to receive a guide-tube; a tracking un it coupled to the joint and configured to track movement of the first section of the arm with respect to the second section of the arm; and a processor configured to: receive intra-operative image data relating to the guide-tube and the anatomy of a patient from which an initial position and orientation of the guide-tube relative to the anatomy of the patient can be determined, the image data including image data relating to a target location within the patient, receive tracking information from the tracking unit, and track the position and orientation of the guide-tube based on the initial position and orientation and the tracking information such that the guide-tube may be aligned with respect to the target location within the patient using the tracked position and orientation of the guide-tube to allow the delivery of a surgical instrument to the target location.
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