Method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgery

Details Method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgery Method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgery

1987-10-22

1990-09-11

Yasko, John D.

Surgery

Instruments

Stereotaxic device

403 91, A61B 1900

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049558919

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgery upon a target within a skull establishes a first, predetermined geometric relationship between a positioning fixture mounted on the skull and a scanning table surface upon which the skull is supported; and that geometric relationship is duplicated in a phantom fixture. An arc device permits entry into the skull by a medical instrument from a plurality of locations upon the skull.

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patent: 2697433 (1954-12-01), Zehnder
patent: 3457922 (1969-07-01), Ray
patent: 4638798 (1987-01-01), Sheldon et al.
"Wells Stereotaxic Guides"; Rand-Wells Pallidothalamectomy Guide; 1 page; Undated.

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