DYNAMIC REFERENCE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USE WITH SURGICAL PROCEDURES
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1. A surgical reference system, comprising:
- a substrate configured for placement on an internal organ or internal tissue such that the substrate conforms to and moves with the internal organ or internal tissue;
three or more sensor elements integrated on the substrate, wherein the sensor elements generate positional and/or directional signals when in use; and
a power supply electrically connected to the three or more sensor elements.
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Abstract
A substrate configured for placement on an internal organ or internal tissue is provided. In certain embodiments, the substrate conforms to and moves with the internal organ or internal tissue. Three or more sensor elements are integrated on the substrate. In one implementation, the substrate and associated sensor elements provide dynamic referencing of the internal organ or internal tissue after registration of the sensor data with images and/or volumetric representations of the internal organ or internal tissue.
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1. A surgical reference system, comprising:
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a substrate configured for placement on an internal organ or internal tissue such that the substrate conforms to and moves with the internal organ or internal tissue; three or more sensor elements integrated on the substrate, wherein the sensor elements generate positional and/or directional signals when in use; and a power supply electrically connected to the three or more sensor elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A surgical reference system, comprising:
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a substrate configured for placement on an internal organ or internal tissue such that the substrate conforms to and moves with the internal organ or internal tissue;
three or more sensor elements integrated on the substrate, wherein the sensor elements generate positional and/or directional data when in use;a power supply electrically connected to the three or more sensor elements; and a registration module configured to register image data generated by an imaging system with the positional and/or directional data generated by the three or more sensor elements without use of a fixed reference system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A surgical reference system comprising:
a processing component configured to receive one or both of positional or directional data generated by three or more electromagnetic coils connected to a power supply, wherein the three or more electromagnetic coils are integrated on a substrate configured to be inserted laparoscopically for placement on an internal organ or internal tissue, wherein the substrate conforms to and moves with the internal organ or internal tissue when so placed. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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