Patent ID: 9655749
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A system for alignment and repeatable attachment of a sensor component comprising an optical sensor for use in a navigational medical procedure, the system comprising: the sensor component; and a clamp comprising a body having a repeatable magnetic quick connect component, an inner surface and a clamping mechanism to facilitate damping by the inner surface of the body; wherein the inner surface provides a component of an alignment mechanism to cooperate with a mating surface for the sensor component, the alignment mechanism configured to orient the sensor component toward a site for the medical procedure prior to rigidly clamping the sensor component in an oriented position via the inner surface using the damping mechanism; and wherein the repeatable magnetic quick connect component is configured to attach the damp to a cooperating magnetic quick connect component of a mounting platform.