Patent ID: 11872086
Assignee: CLEARPOINT NEURO, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 17:
18. A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-guided method, comprising:
providing a base adapted to be affixed to a skull of a patient, the base supporting a mount configured to hold an MRI visible elongate member;
automatically determining a scan plane in three-dimensional (3D) MRI space with the MRI visible elongate member held in the mount;
electronically identifying a first intrabody trajectory provided by the mount holding the MRI visible elongate member;
electronically comparing the first intrabody trajectory to a desired intrabody trajectory that intersects a target intrabody site;
electronically calculating positional adjustments of the mount to achieve the desired intrabody trajectory; then
automatically directing a drive system coupled to the mount to adjust a position of the mount relative to the base which moves the MM visible elongate member to extend along the desired intrabody trajectory,
wherein the mount comprises an open center channel that slidably, releasably receives the MRI visible elongate member, wherein the mount comprises first and second arcuate arms each of which are attached to first and second leg portions coupled to the base, wherein the arms have a common length and are symmetrical with the length extending beyond each side of a patient access aperture in the base, wherein the mount is slidably supported by the arms to allow the mount to slidably travel forward and rearward over a curvilinear path defined by the arms, and wherein lower ends of the first and second leg portions are attached to the base at locations that are spaced apart from and outside the patient access aperture.