Fiducial marker and protective cap
First Claim
1. An assembly for an image-guided surgical procedure, the assembly comprising:
- a fiducial marker;
a bone screw base, the base including a distal threaded bone screw shaft and a proximal head, the proximal head having a receptacle formed in a proximal end thereof and configured to receive at least a portion of the fiducial marker therein; and
a protective sleeve removably fitted around an outer perimeter of the proximal head of the bone screw base, the protective sleeve including a compliant valve in a proximal end thereof that automatically opens upon insertion of an object into the valve and that automatically closes upon removal of the object from within the valve, the protective sleeve having an axial length greater than an axial length of the proximal head such that the proximal end of the protective sleeve extends beyond and is spaced apart from the proximal end of the proximal head when fitted thereto, the protective sleeve covering the receptacle when the compliant valve is in a closed position.
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Abstract
This document discusses, among other things, a fiducial marker kit. In one example, the kit includes a fiducial marker assembly that includes a bone screw base for receiving an imageable marker or locatable divot. A valved protective sleeve prevents debris from accumulating in a receptacle portion of the base, which may otherwise degrade the accuracy of patient registration in an image-guided surgical procedure. In one example, the valve automatically opens or closes upon insertion or removal of a screwdriver or other tool, or a shaft portion of the imageable marker or locatable divot. Various bone screw base and receptacle combinations are also discussed.
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18 Claims
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1. An assembly for an image-guided surgical procedure, the assembly comprising:
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a fiducial marker; a bone screw base, the base including a distal threaded bone screw shaft and a proximal head, the proximal head having a receptacle formed in a proximal end thereof and configured to receive at least a portion of the fiducial marker therein; and a protective sleeve removably fitted around an outer perimeter of the proximal head of the bone screw base, the protective sleeve including a compliant valve in a proximal end thereof that automatically opens upon insertion of an object into the valve and that automatically closes upon removal of the object from within the valve, the protective sleeve having an axial length greater than an axial length of the proximal head such that the proximal end of the protective sleeve extends beyond and is spaced apart from the proximal end of the proximal head when fitted thereto, the protective sleeve covering the receptacle when the compliant valve is in a closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A kit comprising:
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a bone screw base, the base comprising a distal threaded bone screw shaft and a proximal head including a receptacle formed in a proximal end thereof; and a protective sleeve having a sidewall extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the proximal end including a compliant tricuspid valve that automatically opens upon insertion of an object into the valve and that automatically closes upon removal of the object from within the valve, the sidewall of the protective sleeve removably fitted around an outer perimeter of the proximal head such that the proximal end of the protective sleeve is spaced apart from the proximal end of the proximal head and covers the proximal head and the receptacle when the valve is in a closed position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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removably coupling a valved sleeve around an outer perimeter of a proximal head of a bone screw base, the valved sleeve having a compliant valve formed in a proximal end thereof, the bone screw base including a distally extending threaded shaft; passing a shaft of a tool through the compliant valve and into engagement with an internal receptacle formed in a proximal end of the proximal head; maintaining engagement of the bone screw base with the shaft of the tool via engagement of the compliant valve with the shaft of the tool prior to affixing the bone screw base to a skull; affixing the bone screw base to the skull via the distally extending shaft; removing the shaft of the tool from the bone screw base and the valved sleeve, the compliant valve automatically closing after removal of the tool to cover the proximal head and the internal receptacle; attaching an imageable marker to the proximal head of the bone screw base, including inserting a portion of the imageable marker through the compliant valve; and replacing the imageable marker with a locatable divot, the replacing including removing the imageable marker from the proximal head and inserting the locatable divot through the compliant valve and into the proximal head. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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Specification