Method and system for facilitating surgery
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1. A method for facilitating surgery, the method comprising the acts of:
- transmitting a first signal from a first transmitter coupled to a surgical probe;
receiving the first signal at a plurality of receivers;
determining an estimate of a position of a portion of the surgical probe based on the first signal received by the plurality of receivers;
displaying an indication of the estimate of the position on a display unit, wherein the display unit displays a representation of an anatomy of a patient, and wherein the indication of the estimate of the position is integrated with the representation of the anatomy of the patient.
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Abstract
In a method for facilitating surgery, a signal or signals are transmitted from one or more transmitters coupled to a surgical probe, and the signal or signals are received at a plurality of receivers. An estimate of a position of a portion of the surgical probe is determined based on the signal or signals received by the plurality of receivers. An indication of the estimate of the position is displayed on a display unit, wherein the display unit displays a representation of an anatomy of a patient, and wherein the indication of the estimate of the position is integrated with the representation of the anatomy of the patient.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating surgery, the method comprising the acts of:
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transmitting a first signal from a first transmitter coupled to a surgical probe;
receiving the first signal at a plurality of receivers;
determining an estimate of a position of a portion of the surgical probe based on the first signal received by the plurality of receivers;
displaying an indication of the estimate of the position on a display unit, wherein the display unit displays a representation of an anatomy of a patient, and wherein the indication of the estimate of the position is integrated with the representation of the anatomy of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for facilitating surgery, the system comprising:
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a surgical probe having a first transmitter coupled thereto, the first transmitter configured to transmit a first signal;
a plurality of receivers;
a position calculator operatively coupled to the plurality of receivers, wherein the position calculator is configured to determine an estimate of a position of a portion of the surgical probe based on the first signal received by the plurality of receivers;
a display unit;
a display system operatively coupled to the position calculator and the display unit, wherein the display system is configured to cause the display unit to display a representation of an anatomy of the patient and an indication of the estimate of the position, wherein the indication of the estimate of the position is integrated with the representation of the anatomy. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for configuring a system for facilitating surgery, the system to determine a position of at least a portion of a surgical probe during surgery, the method comprising the acts of:
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positioning a plurality of receivers in a desired configuration;
using a transmitter and a position calculator coupled to the plurality of receivers to determine positions of the plurality of receivers;
adjusting the position calculator using the determined positions of the plurality of receivers; and
verifying an accuracy of the position calculator using a surgical probe having at least one transmitter coupled to the surgical probe.
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