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Patent USRE42226 - Percutaneous registration apparatus and method for use in computer-assisted ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn apparatus and procedures for percutaneous placement of surgical implants and instruments such as, for example, screws, rods, wires and plates into various body parts using image guided surgery. The invention includes an apparatus for use with a surgical navigation system, an attaching device rigidly...http://www.google.com/patents/USRE42226?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent USRE42226 - Percutaneous registration apparatus and method for use in computer-assisted surgical navigationAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUSRE42226 E1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/451,595Publication dateMar 15, 2011Filing dateJun 12, 2006Priority dateSep 24, 1997Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6226548, US20050277832, US20060009780, USRE39133, USRE42194, USRE44305, USRE45509, WO1999015097A2, WO1999015097A3Publication number11451595, 451595, US RE42226 E1, US RE42226E1, US-E1-RE42226, USRE42226 E1, USRE42226E1InventorsKevin T Foley, John B Clayton, Anthony Melkent, Michael C ShermanOriginal AssigneeMedtronic Navigation, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (602), Non-Patent Citations (160), Referenced by (5), Classifications (19), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPercutaneous registration apparatus and method for use in computer-assisted surgical navigation
US RE42226 E1Abstract
This application is a reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 6,226,548 issued on May 1, 2001 and also claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. §120 as a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/423,332 filed on Apr. 24, 2003 now RE39,133; which is a reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 6,226,548 issued on May 1, 2001; which claims rights under 35 U.S.C. §119 on provisional application Ser. No. 60/059,915, filed on Sep. 24, 1997. Notice is also given that concurrently filed is United States Patent Application No. filed on; which is also is a reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 6,226,548 issued on May 1, 2001 and also claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. §120 as a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/423,332 filed on Apr. 24, 2003; which is a reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 6,226,548 issued on May 1, 2001; which claims rights under 35 U.S.C. §119 on provisional application Ser. No. 60/059,915, filed on Sep. 24, 1997. The disclosures of the above applications are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention claims rights under 35 U.S.C. § 119 on provisional application No. 60/059,915, filed on Sep. 24, 1997, and entitled “Percutaneous Registration Apparatus and Method for Use in Computer-Assisted Surgical Navigation.”
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