Implant and instrument morphing
First Claim
1. A method for morphing a surgical object for a surgical navigation system, comprising:
- (a) providing a tracking system and a surgical tool detectable by the tracking system;
(b) contacting the surgical tool at more than one point on the surgical object while tracking the surgical tool with the tracking system, thereby collecting and analyzing dimensional data on the surgical object;
(c) associating the collected and analyzed dimensional data with a reference model from a computer database associated with the tracking system;
(d) selecting the reference model; and
(e) generating information for performing the surgery based upon the selected reference model.
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Abstract
A method for morphing a surgical object for a surgical navigation system is provided. The method comprises providing a tracking system and a surgical tool detectable by the tracking system. Dimensional data is collected and analyzed on the surgical object by contacting the surgical tool with the surgical object at more than one point while tracking the surgical tool with the tracking system, and the collected and analyzed dimensional data is associated with a reference model from a computer database of the tracking system. The reference model is selected and information for performing the surgery based upon the selected reference model is generated.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for morphing a surgical object for a surgical navigation system, comprising:
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(a) providing a tracking system and a surgical tool detectable by the tracking system;
(b) contacting the surgical tool at more than one point on the surgical object while tracking the surgical tool with the tracking system, thereby collecting and analyzing dimensional data on the surgical object;
(c) associating the collected and analyzed dimensional data with a reference model from a computer database associated with the tracking system;
(d) selecting the reference model; and
(e) generating information for performing the surgery based upon the selected reference model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a morphing process on a surgical object during a surgical navigation procedure, the morphing process comprising:
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detecting a surgical tool with a tracking system when the surgical tool is exposed to a measurement field of the tracking system;
contacting the surgical tool at more than one point on the surgical object while tracking the surgical tool with the tracking system, thereby collecting and analyzing dimensional data on the surgical object;
associating the collected and analyzed dimensional data with a reference model from a computer database associated with the tracking system; and
generating information for performing the surgery based upon the selected reference model. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A surgical navigation system, comprising:
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a tracking system having a measurement field;
a surgical tool detectable by the tracking system when exposed to the measurement field;
means for collecting dimensional data from a surgical object while the surgical tool contacts the surgical object;
means for associating the surgical object with a reference model contained on a computer database;
means for selecting the reference model; and
means for generating information for performing the surgery when the reference model is selected. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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