Method And Apparatus For Optimizing A Computer Assisted Surgical Procedure
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1. A method of performing a procedure on an anatomy of a patient, comprising:
- determining the procedure;
obtaining patient specific data relevant to the determined procedure;
obtaining database data relevant to the determined procedure; and
planning the determined procedure based upon the obtained patient specific data and the obtained database data.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for optimizing a computer assisted procedure is provided. A method and apparatus for performing a procedure is also provided. Data can be accessed and processed to optimize and perform a procedure. The data can be augmented or supplemented with patient specific data.
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1. A method of performing a procedure on an anatomy of a patient, comprising:
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determining the procedure; obtaining patient specific data relevant to the determined procedure; obtaining database data relevant to the determined procedure; and planning the determined procedure based upon the obtained patient specific data and the obtained database data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 28, 29)
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16. A method of performing a procedure on an anatomy of a patient, comprising:
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selecting a position of the procedure within the anatomy; obtaining data regarding the anatomy; planning the procedure at least in part with the obtained data regarding the anatomy; navigating an instrument to the selected position; illustrating a first localized physiological affect of a first therapy on the anatomy; and performing the first therapy on the anatomy. - View Dependent Claims (17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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18. The method of 17, further comprising:
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determining a first general effect of the first therapy on the anatomy; wherein the second therapy is at least one of identical to the first therapy, different than the first therapy, or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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30. A method of performing a procedure on an anatomy of a patient, comprising:
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providing patient specific image data; providing a first database data; registering the patient specific image data and the first database data; obtaining functional patient specific data; refining the registration of the patient specific image data and the first database data; performing a procedure on the patient, including; navigating an instrument relative to the patient; displaying a representation of the navigated instrument relative to the image data of the patient; and forming a second database data with at least one of the obtained functional patient specific data, the obtained patient specific image data, or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A system for performing a procedure on an anatomy of a patient, comprising:
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a first memory system storing database data; an instrument operable to obtain functional patient specific data; and a processor operable to access the first memory system and operable to execute instructions to perform an initial registration of the patient specific image data and the database data and perform a second registration of the patient specific image data and the database data based at least in part on the obtained functional patient specific data. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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