Navigated orthopaedic guide and method
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1. A navigated orthopaedic guide for use with a surgical navigation system during an orthopaedic surgical procedure to establish a datum relative to a surgical site, the datum being able to be engaged by a subsequent surgical component to guide placement of the subsequent surgical component, the orthopaedic guide comprising:
- means for being tracked by the surgical navigation system to position the orthopaedic guide at a desired position relative to the surgical site; and
means for establishing a datum at a desired position relative to the surgical site such that the datum is able to be engaged by a subsequent surgical component to guide placement of the subsequent surgical component.
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Abstract
A navigated orthopaedic guide is provided for establishing datums used to position subsequent components during an orthopaedic surgical procedure.
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1. A navigated orthopaedic guide for use with a surgical navigation system during an orthopaedic surgical procedure to establish a datum relative to a surgical site, the datum being able to be engaged by a subsequent surgical component to guide placement of the subsequent surgical component, the orthopaedic guide comprising:
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means for being tracked by the surgical navigation system to position the orthopaedic guide at a desired position relative to the surgical site; and
means for establishing a datum at a desired position relative to the surgical site such that the datum is able to be engaged by a subsequent surgical component to guide placement of the subsequent surgical component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A surgical system for use during an orthopaedic surgical procedure at a surgical site of a patient'"'"'s body, the system comprising:
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a surgical navigation system including means for tracking the position of an object during a surgical procedure;
a navigated orthopaedic guide including means for being tracked by the surgical navigation system to guide positioning of the orthopaedic guide at a desired position relative to the surgical site, the orthopaedic guide including means for establishing a datum at a desired position relative to the surgical site; and
a surgical component including means for engaging the datum positioned by the orthopaedic guide to locate the surgical component at a desired position relative to the surgical site. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure at a surgical site of a patient'"'"'s body, the method comprising:
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activating a surgical navigation system to track the position of an orthopaedic guide;
positioning the orthopaedic guide relative to the surgical site in a desired position as indicated by the surgical navigation system;
establishing a datum relative to the surgical site with the orthopaedic guide; and
engaging the datum with a surgical component to position the surgical component at a desired position relative to the surgical site. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of performing orthopaedic surgery at a surgical site of a patient under the control of a surgical navigation system, comprising:
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providing conventional non-navigated surgical instruments;
providing a navigated orthopaedic guide;
guiding the navigated orthopaedic guide with the surgical navigation system to a desired location relative to the surgical site;
establishing a datum relative to a bone at the surgical site;
engaging the conventional non-navigated instruments with the datum; and
completing the surgery using the conventional non-navigated instruments. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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