公开(公告)号：US10667869B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US15597370

申请日：2017-05-17

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Francois Kotian ,  Thomas McCarthy

IPC: A61B34/20 ,  A61B6/00 ,  A61B6/12 ,  A61B6/03 ,  A61B34/10 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B90/13 ,  A61B90/50

Abstract: Systems and methods for surgical tool navigation, include a movable gantry. A light emitting device is connected to the movable gantry. A range meter connected to the gantry. The distance meter measures a distance between the light emitting device and a surface. In a method of surgical tool navigation, the light emitting device projects light on the surface. The range meter detects the light and measures the distance between the light emitting device and the surface.