Patent ID: 8182491
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: A61B,B07C

Abstract:
1. A guidance system for inserting an implant, comprising a trajectory guide defining a path and guiding and restricting the implant to movement along the path, the trajectory guide comprising: a movable support moving to locate the trajectory guide to a selected orientation; a ball joint connected directly to the movable support and the clamp for movably coupling the clamp to the movable support and rotating the cannula multiaxially relative to the movable support to align the path with a trajectory so that the implant is inserted along the trajectory; a lock for locking the trajectory guide in a selected orientation relative to a patient where the path is aligned with the trajectory; a track for moving the trajectory guide along the trajectory relative to the patient, the clamp being selectably movable along an outer surface of the track to connect the Cannula to the track; and an imaging system for identifying the trajectory, wherein the imaging system produces a light beam that aligns with and extends through the cannula when the path aligns with the trajectory.