Patent ID: 9084629
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: A61B,A61H,G01R,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of patient treatment comprising the steps of: a) obtaining at least one scout tomographic image of a skull and cervical spine of a patient, b) identifying at least one anatomical marker selected from an alar ligament and a transverse ligament in the scout tomographic image, c) acquiring at least a second tomographic image in a plane orthogonal to the at least one scout tomographic image, wherein the at least second tomographic image extends through the at least one anatomical marker identified in step b), d) identifying a position of each of a second plurality of anatomical markers in the at least second tomographic image, e) determining at least one vector component for orienting a stylus against at least a portion of an Atlas of the patient from the position of the second plurality of anatomical markers in the at least second tomographic image, f) energizing the stylus to provide a corrective impulse to the Atlas in a direction of the at least one vector component, g) acquiring at least a third tomographic image to confirm a corrective placement of the Atlas from said step of energizing the stylus.