SYSTEMS, INSTRUMENTS, AND METHODS FOR FOUR DIMENSIONAL SOFT TISSUE NAVIGATION
First Claim
1. A endoscope or attachment thereof including one or more offset devices proximate a port of the endoscope or attachment, the offset devices capable of securing a navigated guidewire in a predetermined location.
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Abstract
A surgical instrument navigation system is provided that visually simulates a virtual volumetric scene of a body cavity of a patient from a point of view of a surgical instrument residing in the cavity of the patient. The surgical instrument navigation system includes: a surgical instrument; an imaging device which is operable to capture scan data representative of an internal region of interest within a given patient; a tracking subsystem that employs electro-magnetic sensing to capture in real-time position data indicative of the position of the surgical instrument; a data processor which is operable to render a volumetric, perspective image of the internal region of interest from a point of view of the surgical instrument; and a display which is operable to display the volumetric perspective image of the patient.
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8 Claims
- 1. A endoscope or attachment thereof including one or more offset devices proximate a port of the endoscope or attachment, the offset devices capable of securing a navigated guidewire in a predetermined location.
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