Patent ID: 11883244
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of performing a guided interventional medical procedure using a template, the method comprising:
obtaining at least one medical image of a patient's anatomy, the at least one medical image including at least one anatomical target;
generating, via a computer device, a virtual template that is positioned and oriented at a planned location relative to the at least one anatomical target on the at least one medical image, wherein the virtual template comprises at least one channel passing there-through along a trajectory determined to intersect with the at least one anatomical target; and
causing a physical template to be manufactured that replicates the virtual template, the physical template comprising:
(i) a template body, and
(ii) at least one template channel that replicates the at least one channel of the virtual template, and that enables passage of a medical device through the template body;

wherein the template body comprises:
a first plate and a second plate separated by at least one spacer,
the first plate comprising a first side of the template body that includes an entrance of the at least one template channel, and
the second plate comprising a second side of the template body that includes an exit of the at least one template channel.