Patent ID: 9675272
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical system, comprising: a first radio frequency module configured to be attached to a patient at a non-movable location relative to the patient; a surgical instrument having a handle configured to be grasped by a user at a proximal end of the instrument, a second radio frequency module attached at a distal end of the instrument, and a third radio frequency module spaced proximally from the distal end and attached along an elongate shaft of the instrument that defines the instrument's longitudinal axis; an actuator configured to be actuated by a user when the surgical instrument is positioned at a desired trajectory angle relative to a target site within the patient to set a spatial relationship between the first, second and third radio frequency modules as a predetermined trajectory to the target site; and a notification module configured to provide a notification to a user of the surgical instrument whether the surgical instrument is positioned along the predetermined trajectory based on a determined position of the second and third radio frequency modules relative to the first radio frequency module.