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7636596 |
Organ access device and method
An insertion guide is shown that includes at least one insertion point adjustment device. A user such as a surgeon is able to adjust a lateral position of an insertion point to more precisely...
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7634306 |
Non-image, computer assisted navigation system for joint replacement surgery with modular implant system
The invention includes a method and system for intra-operative navigation of a joint replacement operation, without recourse to pre-operative imagery of pre-operative computerized simulations....
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7623902 |
System and methods for improved access to vertebral bodies for kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, vertebral body biopsy or screw placement
A method of determining the size and placement of screws in pedicles in a selected spinal area comprising, hollowing out the vertebra in a three-dimensional image of the spine with cortical wall...
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7616983 |
Device for guiding a magnetic element
A device for guiding a magnetic element has magnet holders that can be pivoted about vertical axes from an operating position to a rest position, such that a patient to be examined can be examined...
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7604645 |
Ultrasound probe support and stepping device
The present invention provides an apparatus for guiding a medical instrument. The medical apparatus includes a bracket member having a cavity dimensioned and configured to receive at least a...
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7600915 |
Imager based object positioner system and method
An apparatus and a method for guiding the placement of an object to a desired location based on an image generated by an image intensifier where the apparatus includes a first coupling mechanism...
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7587234 |
Method and apparatus for computer modified magnetic resonance imaging
A device is presented including a medical device adapted to be inserted in an anatomy. The medical device has many target markers. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system will not detect or will...
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7580503 |
Diagnostics device comprising an X-ray system with coordinated frequency operation
The invention relates to a diagnostics device and to a method for the operation thereof comprising an X-ray system for producing X-ray images, the system comprising an X-ray device and an image...
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7558616 |
Guidance of invasive medical procedures using implantable tags
Apparatus for locating a tissue within a body of a subject includes an acoustic tag configured to be fixed to the tissue and adapted, responsive to acoustic waves incident thereon, to return...
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7545967 |
System and method for generating composite subtraction images for magnetic resonance imaging
In time-resolved contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography, a measure quantifying image quality provides a basis for generating a linear filtered composite image by facilitating selection of...
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7493153 |
Augmented reality system controlled by probe position
A guide system for use by a user who performs an operation in a defined three-dimensional region is disclosed, the system including a data processing apparatus for generating images of the subject...
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7491198 |
Computer enhanced surgical navigation imaging system (camera probe)
A system and method for navigation within a surgical field are presented. In exemplary embodiments according to the present invention a micro-camera can be provided in a hand-held navigation probe...
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7477927 |
System and method for laser based computed tomography and magnetic resonance registration
A method and system for laser based instrument registration. The system includes an operating table coupled with a robot holding an instrument, and CT scanner. The CT scanner has first and second...
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7440793 |
Apparatus and method for removing abnormal tissue
A computer assisted, minimally invasive method and apparatus for surgically removing abnormal tissue from a patient, for example, from a breast, are disclosed. The method involves imaging of the...
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7430457 |
Robot teaching program editing apparatus based on voice input
Candidate character strings representing objects disposed in a work cell, models for robot operation instructions which has variable parts, and robot commands related to the objects are defined in...
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7412086 |
Setting a relative position of a radiation device and a patient
A method and arrangement for setting a relative position of a radiation device and a patient. The invention relates to the use of radiation therapy for the targeted, selective destruction of tumors.
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7386339 |
Medical imaging and navigation system
Medical imaging and navigation system including a processor, a display unit, a database, a medical positioning system (MPS), a two-dimensional imaging system, an inspected organ monitor interface,...
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7346429 |
Mobile robot hybrid communication link
A mobile robot communication system includes a remote unit, a repeater module and a control station. A cable connects the repeater module to the control station. The remote unit has a wireless...
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7313430 |
Method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgery
A stereotactic navigation system for navigating an instrument to a target within a patient may include a stereotactic head frame, an imaging device, a tracking device, a controller and a display....
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7305263 |
Magnetic navigation system and magnet system therefor
A magnetic navigation system for orienting a magnetically responsive medical device in a selected direction within an operating region in a subject's body. The system includes a support for...
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7302288 |
Tool position indicator
A tool for use with a surgical navigation system includes a plurality of LEDs mounted to the distal end of the tool. The LED's provide an indication of the direction in which the tool must be moved...
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7289885 |
Dual purpose media drive providing control path to shared robotic device in automated data storage library
A dual purpose media drive exchanges data with removable media items. The drive includes at least one port to receive various control signals, including (1) data exchange commands directing the...
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7280865 |
Anchored fiducial apparatus and method
An anchored fiducial apparatus is described. The fiducial apparatus anchors itself in the target region once inserted so that the fiducial apparatus does not move relative to the target region.
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7274958 |
Registration pointer with interchangeable tip and method
A registration pointer for registering points of surfaces of bodily elements in computer-assisted surgery, comprising a handle for being manipulated by a pointer operator. A stem is connected to...
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7251522 |
X-ray image-assisted navigation using original, two-dimensional x-ray images
A method for displaying images in a medical navigation system assisted by x-ray images includes calibrating an x-ray device in the medical navigation system and producing a plurality of...
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7233820 |
Endoscope structures and techniques for navigating to a target in branched structure
Systems and methods employing a small guage steerable catheter ( 30 ) including a locatable guide ( 32 ) with a sheath ( 40 ), particularly as an enhancement to a bronchoscope ( 14 ). A typical...
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7229401 |
Self controlled image guided device and method for inserting a needle in an animal body for effecting radiation therapy in said body
The invention relates to a device and method for inserting a needle in an animal body for effecting radiation therapy in the body, including a template for positioning the needles to be inserted,...
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7226456 |
Trackable medical tool for use in image guided surgery
This invention relates to a trackable medical tool for use in image guided surgery in which the drive shaft rotates about the tracking post.
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7222000 |
Mobile videoconferencing platform with automatic shut-off features
A remote controlled robot system that includes a robot and a remote control station. A user can control movement of the robot from the remote control station. The remote control station may...
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7217276 |
Instrument guidance method and system for image guided surgery
Generally, the present invention is directed to a method and system for a aligning surgical guide instrument over a burr hole in a patient's body. More particularly, the present invention is...
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7218993 |
Robot system and autonomous mobile robot
A robot system is provided and includes an autonomous mobile robot. In the system in which monitoring is performed using the autonomous mobile robot which travels along a predetermined path, an...
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7215990 |
Device and method for carrying out surgical interventions on a patient
An operating system and method for carrying out surgical interventions on a patient, having a storage device for storing image data of the patient, a surgical instrument, a position sensor fitted...
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7209538 |
Intraoperative stereo imaging system
A surgical imaging system includes spaced-apart first and second x-ray sources mounted above a patient support surface. An x-ray detector mounted below the patient support surface generates first...
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7181315 |
Manual-mode operating system for robot
A manual-mode operating system for a robot provided with an end-effector. The manual-mode operating system includes a display section including a screen for displaying an image of an end-effector;...
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7177722 |
Assembling method and apparatus
An assembling method and an apparatus for carrying out the method capable of efficiently, reliably and easily detecting an insertion and fitting position, for easy automatic assembly. In case a...
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7177723 |
Operational optimization after powering on a robotic data storage library
A robotic storage library is provided for reducing the transition time to reach an operational state following a transition from a power-off to a power-on state. The robotic storage library can...
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7171256 |
Breast magnetic resonace imaging system with curved breast paddles
A patient support table for breast MRI systems, the table including a base configured to slide into and out of the bore of an MRI system; a patient support member attached to the base and having a...
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7171257 |
Apparatus and method for radiosurgery
A method and system is presented for treating moving target regions in a patient's anatomy by creating radiosurgical lesions. The method includes determining a pulsating motion of a patient...
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7171286 |
Healthcare tele-robotic system with a robot that also functions as a remote station
A robotic system that includes a plurality of robots that are linked to a plurality of remote stations. The robots have an input device and software that allows control of another robot. This...
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7166113 |
Polar coordinate surgical guideframe
A surgical instrument positioning system, comprising: at least one support; a cross member having at least one curved end portion, the at least one curved end portion being held by the at least one...
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7164970 |
Medical tele-robotic system
A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote...
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7161596 |
Display location calculation means
Display location calculation means and methods for calculating a display location are disclosed. It has become common for users to indicate a point on a display in order to communicate with a...
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7162292 |
Beam scanning probe system for surgery
With the beam scanning probe system for surgery, a pointer indicating the observation point of a beam scanning probe is superimposed upon an image of a lesion to be operated on in the head which is...
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7158859 |
5 degrees of freedom mobile robot
A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot with at least five degrees of freedom and a teleconferencing function. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform...
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7158860 |
Healthcare tele-robotic system which allows parallel remote station observation
A robotic system that includes a mobile robot linked to a plurality of remote stations. The robot provides both audio and visual information to the stations. One of the remote stations, a primary...
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7149566 |
Soft tissue orientation and imaging guide systems and methods
Systems and methods for the orientation of soft tissue such as breast tissue for enhanced accuracy of imaging and/or procedures such as a biopsy or excision are disclosed. The system for...
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7142947 |
Medical tele-robotic method
A method for monitoring a patient with a robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing....
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7142945 |
Medical tele-robotic system
A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote...
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7139601 |
Surgical navigation systems including reference and localization frames
A system for use during a medical or surgical procedure on a body. The system generates an image representing the position of one or more body elements during the procedure using scans generated by...
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7130676 |
Fluoroscopic image guided orthopaedic surgery system with intraoperative registration
A fluoroscopic image guided surgery system, comprising a C-arm fluoroscope for obtaining fluoroscopic images of an object bone, the C-arm fluoroscope including at least one set of emitters; a...
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