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Inertial Sensor Based Surgical Navigation System for Knee Replacement Surgery

  • US 20110275957A1
  • Filed: 05/06/2010
  • Published: 11/10/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. ) A surgical navigation system comprising:

  • a first inertial sensor capable of providing data relating to the position and orientation of said first inertial sensor;

    said first inertial sensor being attached to a patient'"'"'s body;

    a sensor processor capable of receiving said data from said first inertial sensor and calculating the X, Y, Z position and Yaw, Pitch, Roll orientation of said sensor;

    a mapping processor capable of storing in memory the initial location of a pre-identified point on the patient'"'"'s body and determining the location of said pre-identified point based on the X, Y, Z position and Yaw, Pitch, Roll orientation of said sensor after the patient'"'"'s body has moved.

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