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Systems and Methods for Intraoperative Targeting

  • US 20070225553A1
  • Filed: 10/21/2004
  • Published: 09/27/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for guiding a medical instrument to a target site within a patient, comprising:

  • capturing at least one image during an operation of the patient;

    from a user, receiving an indication of a target site on the captured image;

    based on the indication, determining coordinates of the patient target site in a reference coordinate system;

    determining a position of the instrument in the reference coordinate system;

    projecting onto the display device a field of view from a perspective of the instrument in the reference coordinate system; and

    projecting onto the field of view the indicia that specifies the position of the target site relative to the position of the instrument.

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