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Patent USRE44305 - Percutaneous registration apparatus and method for use in computer-assisted ... - Google Patents
An 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.co.uk/patents/USRE44305?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent USRE44305 - Percutaneous registration apparatus and method for use in computer-assisted surgical navigation
Publication number USRE44305 E1
Application number US 13/036,939
Also published as US6226548, US20050277832, US20060009780, USRE39133, USRE42194, USRE42226, USRE45509, WO1999015097A2, WO1999015097A3
Publication number 036939, 13036939, US RE44305 E1, US RE44305E1, US-E1-RE44305, USRE44305 E1, USRE44305E1
Inventors Kevin T. Foley, John B. Clayton, Anthony Melkent, Michael C. Sherman
Patent Citations (611), Non-Patent Citations (161), Referenced by (1), Classifications (17), Legal Events (1)
US RE44305 E1
21. An apparatus for use in computer assisted procedures, comprising:
a device operable to be connected to a structure and including:
a clamp operable to engage the structure having a first member and a second member to engage substantially opposite sides of the structure;
a member extending from and detachably connected to the clamp; and
at least one of a reference portion operable to be detachably connected to the member or a fiducial member operable to be connected to the member;
wherein the first member of the clamp includes a first arm and the second member of the clamp includes a second arm operable to compress the structure therebetween to hold the device relative to the structure;
wherein the reference portion is operable to determine a location of the structure and the fiducial member is operable to be registered relative to an image of the structure.
22. An apparatus for use in computer assisted procedures, comprising:
a member extending from and connected to the clamp; and
at least one of a reference portion operable to be detachably connected to the member or a fiducial member operable to be detachably connected to the member;
a screw or wire positioned in a bone; and
a pointer operable to touch at least one of the screw or the wire;
wherein the monitor is operable to display an image of at least one of the screw or the wire and an indication of a position of at least one of the screw or the wire based on the pointer touching at least one of the screw or the wire;
a fiducial sphere associated with the fiducial member and imageable with the structure.
a connector connected to the member;
wherein the member extends from a first end to a second end, where the first end is operable to be connected to the clamp;
25. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the clamp and the member are configured such that the clamp and the member can be separated and replaced in the same geometric orientation and location.
26. An apparatus for use in computer assisted procedures, comprising:
a tracking device fixed to the tool to track the tool relative to the structure; and
a tracking system to track the tracking device and the reference portion;
27. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the fiducial portion includes a plurality of divots operable to be registered to increase accuracy when compared to a single registered divot and to be connected simultaneously with the reference portion to the member.
28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the fiducial portion includes an elongated arm member such that each of the plurality of divots are spaced apart from one another.
29. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the elongated member is collapsible and operable to fold together.
30. An apparatus for use in computer assisted procedures, comprising:
wherein the reference portion is operable to determine a location of the structure and the fiducial member is operable to be registered relative to an image of the structure;
wherein the clamp and the member are configured in a geometric orientation and location;
wherein the at least one of a reference portion is operable to be detachably connected to the member or a fiducial member is operable to be detachably connected to the member with a starburst connector.
31. An apparatus for use in computer assisted procedures, comprising:
a screw operable to be driven into the structure;
a member extending and detachable from the screw; and
a fiducial sphere associated with the fiducial member.
wherein the member extends from a first end to a second end, wherein one of the first end or the second end of the member is operable to be connected to the screw;
34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the connector includes a uniquely shaped interface such that the screw and the member can be separated and replaced in the same geometric orientation and location.
35. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the uniquely shaped connector is a starburst connector.
36. The apparatus of claim 35, wherein the fiducial member includes a plurality of divots operable to be registered to increase accuracy when compared to a single registered divot and connected to the screw with the connector.
37. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the fiducial portion includes an elongated arm member such that each of the plurality of divots are spaced apart from one another;
wherein the elongated member is collapsible and operable to fold together.
38. A method of registering a physical space defined relative to a subject to an image space of the subject, comprising:
fixing a clamp to a structure of the subject;
fixing a fiducial portion to the clamp with a connector;
acquiring image data of the subject and the fiducial portion connected to the subject;
removing the fiducial portion from the clamp after acquiring the image data;
registering the subject space to the image space of the acquired image data, including:
reattaching the fiducial portion to the clamp in a same geometric orientation and location as during the acquiring the image data;
determining a location of a registration portion of the fiducial portion.
attaching reference arc to the clamp.
40. The method of claim 38, wherein determining a location of a registration portion of the fiducial portion includes determining a location of a plurality of divots on the fiducial portion.
removing the fiducial portion subsequent to the registering the subject space to the image space and maintaining registration of the subject space to the image space via the attached reference arc.
43. The method of claim 38, wherein the fixing a clamp to a structure of the subject includes moving a first arm and a second arm towards one another to compress the structure therebetween to hold the clamp relative to the structure.
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.” 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. 11/451,594 filed on Jun. 12, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. Re. 42,194; which 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 U.S. Pat. No. Re. 39,133; which is also a reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 6,226,548 issued on May 1, 2001; which claims rights under 35 U.S.C. §119 of provisional application No. 60/059,915, filed on Sep. 24, 1997.
This application also claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. §120 as a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/451,595 filed on Jun. 12, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. Re. 42,226; which 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 U.S. Pat. No. Re. 39,133; 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 of provisional application No. 60/059,915, filed on Sep. 24, 1997.
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International Classification A61B17/70, A61B5/05, A61B17/88, A61B19/00
Cooperative Classification A61B2090/363, A61B2090/3945, A61B34/20, A61B90/11, A61B2034/2055, A61B2034/2072, A61B34/10, A61B2090/3983, A61B17/7083, A61B17/70, A61B17/7032, A61B2017/00477