MODELING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN SURGICAL NAVIGATION
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1. A method of modeling a bone during a surgical navigation procedure, comprising:
- providing a tracking system and a modeling instrument detectable by the tracking system;
acquiring a finite number of predefined points from a bone with the modeling instrument, the acquired points being used to generate a representative model of the bone;
associating the representative model of the bone with a reference bone model from a computer database associated with the tracking system;
warping the reference bone model to at least coincide with the representative model of the bone at the locations of the acquired predefined points;
displaying a three-dimensional and manipulatable image of the warped reference bone model, the image showing the acquired predefined points; and
wherein the displayed warped reference bone model accurately represents the location of the patient'"'"'s bone in real time in at least the locations of the acquired predefined points.
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Abstract
A modeling method for use in surgical navigation is provided. The method acquires a finite number of pre-defined points from a patient'"'"'s bone and registers the points with a surgical navigation system. The navigation system generates and displays a three-dimensional image of a warped bone model that is manipulatable and accurate in at least the locations of the points taken and can be used to calculate the locations of bone cuts, implant positions and sizes, as well as display all of this information on the three-dimensional warped model.
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1. A method of modeling a bone during a surgical navigation procedure, comprising:
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providing a tracking system and a modeling instrument detectable by the tracking system;
acquiring a finite number of predefined points from a bone with the modeling instrument, the acquired points being used to generate a representative model of the bone;
associating the representative model of the bone with a reference bone model from a computer database associated with the tracking system;
warping the reference bone model to at least coincide with the representative model of the bone at the locations of the acquired predefined points;
displaying a three-dimensional and manipulatable image of the warped reference bone model, the image showing the acquired predefined points; and
wherein the displayed warped reference bone model accurately represents the location of the patient'"'"'s bone in real time in at least the locations of the acquired predefined points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An image guided surgery system, comprising:
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a tracking system having a measurement field;
a modeling instrument detectable by the tracking system when exposed to the measurement field;
means for generating a representative model of a bone while the modeling instrument acquires a finite number of predefined points from the bone;
means for associating the representative model of the bone with a reference bone model contained within a computer database that is associated with the tracking system;
means for warping the reference bone model to at least coincide with the representative bone model at the locations of the acquired predefined points;
means for displaying a three-dimensional and manipulatable image of the warped reference bone model, the image accurately showing the location of the patient'"'"'s bone in real time in at least the locations of the acquired predefined points. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a modeling process on a bone during a surgical navigation procedure, the modeling process comprising:
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detecting a modeling instrument with a tracking system when the modeling instrument is exposed to a measurement field of the tracking system;
generating a representative model of a bone while the modeling instrument acquires a finite number of predefined points from the bone;
associating the representative model of the bone with a reference bone model contained on a computer database associated with the tracking system;
warping the reference bone model to at least coincide with the representative bone model at the locations of the acquired predefined points; and
displaying a three-dimensional and manipulatable image of the warped reference bone model, wherein the image accurately shows the location of the patient'"'"'s bone in real time in at least the locations of the acquired predefined points. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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