Patent ID: 11931140
Assignee: SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. The method of claim 17, wherein operating the control and processing unit comprises:
using the navigation module, controlling the trajectory and the visual display of the at least one medical instrument;
determining the spatial positioning of the at least one medical instrument using the at least one associated uniquely identifiable tracking marker;
using the at least one display, displaying the superposition of the virtual representation of the surgical path defined by the surgical trajectory path plan and the virtual representation of the actual surgical path;
using the at least one display, visually assisting translating one medical instrument of the at least one medical instrument, being tracked by the tracking system, along the surgical path;
updating the preoperative imaging data of the localized region within the anatomical part for updating imaging of intraoperative tissue structures by using the intraoperative imaging data of a localized region;
acquiring the intraoperative imaging data of the localized region within the anatomical part during the medical procedure; and
adaptively updating the section of the preoperative imaging data by using localized intraoperative MRI imaging data acquired,
thereby providing the real-time feedback.