Device, system and method for determining the position of an incision block
First Claim
1. A device for determining the position of an incision block, comprising:
- a positioning element, with at least one reference point, whose spatial position can be detected; and
a position determining element, which is firmly connected to said positioning element;
wherein said position determining element is a hole template for preparing and/or creating a connecting structure; and
said hole template comprises at least two holes.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device (20, 30) for determining the position of an incision block (1, 10) comprising: a positioning element (21, 31) with at least one reference point (22a, 22b, 22c; 33a, 33b, 33c), whose spatial position can be detected; and a position determining element (24a, 24b; 34) which is firmly connected to the positioning element (21, 31), as well as to a method for determining the position of an incision block, wherein: the location of a positioning element (41) on a body structure, in particular on a bone, is detected; the location of a positioning element (21, 31) for positioning a position determining element (24a, 24b; 34) is detected; and the relative location of an incision block (1, 10) to the body structure is determined from the location of the positioning element (41) and the location of the positioning element (21, 31).
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16 Claims
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1. A device for determining the position of an incision block, comprising:
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a positioning element, with at least one reference point, whose spatial position can be detected; and
a position determining element, which is firmly connected to said positioning element;
wherein said position determining element is a hole template for preparing and/or creating a connecting structure; and
said hole template comprises at least two holes.
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2. A system for positioning an incision block, comprising:
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a device for determining the position of an incision block, including;
a positioning element, with at least one reference point, whose spatial position can be detected; and
a position determining element, which is firmly connected to said positioning element; and
an incision block and/or a position determining element, said position determining element being a hole template for preparing and/or creating a connecting structure. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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4. A positioning device for positioning an incision block comprising:
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a positioning element having at least one detectable reference element that can be detected by a navigation device; and
a position determining element connected to the positioning element, the position determining element being configured to interact with the incision block such that movement of the incision block with reference to the positioning determining element is restricted along at least one axis. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
causing the positioning device of claim 4 to interact with the incision block; and
positioning the incision block by detecting the location of the at least one detectable reference element of the positioning device.
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13. The method of claim 12, wherein the positioning device interacts with the incision block such that movement of the incision block with reference to the positioning device is restricted to a plane perpendicular to said axis.
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14. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of securing the incision block to a bone.
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15. A positioning device for positioning a connecting element into a bone comprising:
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a positioning element having at least one detectable reference element that can be detected by a navigation device; and
a template connected to the positioning element for use in placing at least one connecting element into a bone, the template including at least one of a guide hole and guide slot. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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