Image-guided surgery system

Details Image-guided surgery system Image-guided surgery system

1997-05-13

1998-10-06

Coggins, Wynn Wood

Surgery

Instruments

Stereotaxic device

600426, A61B 1900

Patent

active

058171053

ABSTRACT:
An image-guided surgery system includes an optical position measuring system (1, 2) for measuring the position of a surgical instrument (13) relative to a patient (14) to be operated or treated. Using a data processor (2), the position of the surgical instrument (13) is reproduced in an image displayed on a monitor (16). The optical position measuring system (1, 2) includes a camera unit (1) with two cameras (10). The camera unit (1) also includes a memory unit (3) in which data concerning the positions of the cameras (10) in the camera unit (1) relative to one another are stored.

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