NAVIGATED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

NAVIGATED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

A surgical instrument can include a body, a tracking device, and a handle. The tracking device can be positioned adjacent the distal end for tracking a distal tip of the instrument. The tracking device can include a pair of lead traces defined on a tubular flex circuit around the body to the handle,...

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Hauptverfasser: JACOBSEN, Brad, STRUPECK, Frank, BURG, Bruce M, JAIN, Abhishek
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS
DIAGNOSIS
ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PRINTED CIRCUITS
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:A surgical instrument can include a body, a tracking device, and a handle. The tracking device can be positioned adjacent the distal end for tracking a distal tip of the instrument. The tracking device can include a pair of lead traces defined on a tubular flex circuit around the body to the handle, where the traces define at least on coil configured to communicate with a navigation system.