Patent ID: 11877807
Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system for computer-assisted navigation during surgery, the system comprising:
a robotic navigation system including a computer, a display coupled to the computer, and a camera coupled to the computer and configured to detect tracking markers;
a first dynamic reference base including a first reference array with a plurality of tracking markers, the first dynamic reference base configured to attach to and track a first bone;
a second dynamic reference base including a second reference array with a plurality of tracking markers, the second dynamic reference base configured to attach to and track a second bone; and
a navigable stylus including an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis, a third reference array attached to a proximal portion of the elongate body and having a plurality of tracking markers, and wherein the robotic navigation system is adapted to determine a position of a surgical instrument attached to the stylus using only the third reference array regardless of which surgical instrument is attached to the navigable stylus
wherein a plurality of surgical instruments configured to connect to the stylus, wherein the stylus includes a plane checker,
wherein the plane checker includes a collar and a foot, wherein the collar includes a longitudinal opening configured to receive the universal quick-connect attachment tip, and the foot includes a U-shaped plate with a flat bottom surface configured to be placed on a resection plane to return an angulation and/or cut depth to the robotic navigation system.