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SURGICAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND METHODS

  • US 20120143048A1
  • Filed: 07/22/2010
  • Published: 06/07/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A surgical apparatus comprising:

  • a base unit;

    an arm coupled to the base unit, the arm comprising a first section and a second section which are moveable with respect to each other about a joint, the arm being configured to receive a guide-tube;

    a tracking unit coupled to the joint and configured to track movement of the first section of the arm with respect to the second section of the arm; and

    a processor configured to;

    receive intra-operative image data relating to the guide-tube and the anatomy of a patient from which an initial position and orientation of the guide-tube relative to the anatomy of the patient can be determined, the image data including image data relating to a target location within the patient,receive tracking information from the tracking unit, andtrack the position and orientation of the guide-tube based on the initial position and orientation and the tracking information such that the guide-tube may be aligned with respect to the target location within the patient using the tracked position and orientation of the guide-tube to allow the delivery of a surgical instrument to the target location without using further intra-operative image data to track the location of the guide-tube with respect to the anatomy of the patient.

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