Image guided awl/tap/screwdriver
First Claim
1. A trackable medical instrument for use in a computer assisted image guided surgery system having a digitizer for tracking the position of the instrument in three dimensional space and a display providing an indication of the position of the instrument with respect to images of a body part take taken preoperatively, the instrument comprising:
- a guide member having an emitter array mounted thereon for being tracked by a digitizer; and
a drive shaft contained within the guide member, the drive shaft having a longitudinal axis and a proximal and a distal end, the drive shaft being rotatable within the guide member while being fixable within the guide member in a direction of the longitudinal axis, the proximal end of the drive shaft having a first connector for interchangeably receiving at least one drive source for transmitting torque to the drive shaft causing rotation of the drive shaft relative to the guide member, and the distal end having a second connector for interchangeably receiving at least one instrument tip.
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Abstract
A trackable medical instrument for use in a computer assisted image guided medical and surgical navigation systems that generate images during medical and surgical procedures, includes a guide member having an emitter array for being tracked by the system and a drive shaft contained within the guide member having a proximal and a distal end, the drive shaft being rotatable within the guide member while being fixable axially inside the guide member, the proximal end of the drive shaft having a first connector for interchangeably receiving at least one drive source, and the distal end having a second connector for interchangeably receiving at least one instrument tip.
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88 Claims
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1. A trackable medical instrument for use in a computer assisted image guided surgery system having a digitizer for tracking the position of the instrument in three dimensional space and a display providing an indication of the position of the instrument with respect to images of a body part take taken preoperatively, the instrument comprising:
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a guide member having an emitter array mounted thereon for being tracked by a digitizer; and a drive shaft contained within the guide member, the drive shaft having a longitudinal axis and a proximal and a distal end, the drive shaft being rotatable within the guide member while being fixable within the guide member in a direction of the longitudinal axis, the proximal end of the drive shaft having a first connector for interchangeably receiving at least one drive source for transmitting torque to the drive shaft causing rotation of the drive shaft relative to the guide member, and the distal end having a second connector for interchangeably receiving at least one instrument tip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A trackable medical instrument for use in a computer assisted image guided surgery system having a digitizer for receiving signals representing a position of the instrument during surgery, a computer for processing the signals received, and a display for providing an image representing the position of the instrument in three dimensional space during surgery, the instrument comprising:
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guiding means for guiding the instrument in three dimensional space, the guiding means including signaling means for providing a signal representing the trajectory of the instrument and the location of the instrument; and driving means for driving the instrument contained within the guiding means, the driving means having a longitudinal axis and being fixable in relation to the guiding means in a direction of the longitudinal axis while being rotatable in relation to the guiding means, the driving means having a first end adapted to interchangeably receive at least one medical instrument tip and an opposite end adapted to interchangeably receive at least one drive source. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A trackable medical instrument for use in a computer assisted image guided surgery system having a digitizer for tracking the position of the instrument in three dimensional space and a display providing an indication of the position of the instrument with respect to images of a body part take taken preoperatively, the instrument comprising:
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a guide member having an emitter array mounted thereon for being tracked by a digitizer; a drive shaft contained within the guide member, the drive shaft having a longitudinal axis and a proximal and a distal end, the drive shaft being rotatable within the guide member while being fixable within the guide member in a direction of the longitudinal axis; an instrument tip extending from the proximal end of the drive shaft;
wherein the instrument tip rotates freely relative to the guide member while being fixable axially relative to the guide member; anda drive handle extending from the distal end of the drive shaft for guiding the instrument, including the guide member, and for imparting rotary motion to the drive shaft and the instrument tip independent of the guide member. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A trackable medical instrument for use in a computer assisted image guided surgery system having a digitizer for tracking the position of the instrument in three dimensional space and a display providing an indication of the position of the instrument with respect to images of a body part taken preoperatively, the instrument comprising:
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a guide member having a tracking device mounted thereon for being tracked by a digitizer; a drive shaft contained within the guide member, the drive shaft having a longitudinal axis and a proximal and a distal end, the drive shaft being rotatable within the guide member while being fixable within the guide member in a direction of the longitudinal axis; an instrument tip extending from the proximal end of the drive shaft;
wherein the instrument tip rotates freely relative to the guide member while being fixable axially relative to the guide member; anda drive handle extending from the distal end of the drive shaft for guiding the instrument, including the guide member, and for imparting rotary motion to the drive shaft and the instrument tip independent of the guide member. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A trackable medical instrument for use in a computer assisted image guided surgery system having a digitizer for tracking the position of the instrument in three dimensional space and a display providing an indication of the position of the instrument with respect to images of a body part taken preoperatively, the instrument comprising:
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a guide member having an emitter array mounted thereon for being tracked by a digitizer; and a drive shaft contained within the guide member, the drive shaft having a longitudinal axis and a proximal and a distal end, the drive shaft being rotatable within the guide member while being fixable within the guide member in a direction of the longitudinal axis, the proximal end of the drive shaft having a first connector for receiving at least one drive source for transmitting torque to the drive shaft causing rotation of the drive shaft relative to the guide member, and the distal end having a second connector for receiving at least one instrument tip.
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52. A trackable medical instrument for use with a surgical navigation system, the trackable medical instrument comprising:
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a surgical implement having a distal end; a guide member coupled to the surgical implement; and a tracking device mounted to the guide member, wherein the tracking device is rotatable relative to the surgical implement wherein the relationship between the tracking device and the distal end of the surgical implement remains substantially constant upon rotating the tracking device relative to the surgical implement and the substantially constant relationship enables the distal end of the surgical implement to be tracked by the surgical navigation system. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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78. A trackable medical instrument for use with a surgical navigation system, the trackable medical instrument comprising:
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a surgical implement having a distal end; a guide member coupled to the surgical implement; a tracking device mounted to the guide member; and a means for rotating the tracking device relative to the surgical implement;
wherein the relationship between the tracking device and the distal end of the surgical implement remains substantially constant upon rotating the tracking device relative to the surgical implement and the substantially constant relationship enables the distal end of the surgical implement to be tracked. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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86. A trackable medical instrument for use with a surgical navigation system, the trackable medical instrument comprising:
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a surgical implement having a distal end; a handle positioned near a proximal end of the medical instrument; a guide member coupled to the surgical implement and handle; and a tracking device mounted to the guide member, wherein the tracking device is rotatable relative to the surgical implement; and
the relationship between the tracking device and the distal end of the surgical implement remains substantially constant upon rotating the tracking device relative to the surgical implement. - View Dependent Claims (87, 88)
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Specification