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Tool with integrated navigation and guidance system and related apparatus and methods

A tool, hand-held tool technology, used in surgical navigation systems, manufacturing tools, metalworking equipment, etc., to solve problems such as blocked pipes, impossible installation, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2014-01-01
DEPUY SYNTHES PROD INC
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In these cases, the proximal locking screw blocks the staple canal and makes it impossible to install, for example, a sensor tool that passes through the canal over the proximal locking screw for the purpose of targeting the distal locking hole.

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[0227] Specific details are shown throughout the following detailed description to provide a deeper and thorough understanding to those skilled in the art. However, well known elements may not have been shown or described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the disclosure. Accordingly, the detailed description and drawings are to be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive.

[0228] The various aspects of the present invention, as well as their presently preferred embodiments, will be better understood with reference to the following detailed disclosure and / or accompanying drawings. If the same reference numbers are used in different drawings, the reference numbers refer to the same or similar parts.

[0229] As used herein, "distal" when referring to the drill and attached components refers to a direction leading further away from the user and towards the tip of the drill, and "proximal" as used herein is the opposite direction of distal. As used herein, "dis...

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Methods and apparatus for integrating an electromagnetic navigation system and a tool and aligning the tool with a target are presented, including a sensor tool, a tool, a field generator, a display, and a computer. The sensor tool attaches to a target component in a unique position relative to target features. The field generator is fixed relative to the tool except in rotation about a tool axis. The display is adjustably mounted to the tool and automatically adjusts image parameters. Target registration and error compensation methods are provided. The system detects magnetic field and signal disturbances that may lead to inaccurate navigation, filters navigation data, and adjusts filtering parameters based on detected conditions. Apparatus for proximally locking anIM nail such that a clear passage through the cannulation of the nail is maintained are provided.

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[0001] References to related patent applications [0002] This patent application claims U.S. Patent Application 61 / 444,535 filed February 18, 2011, U.S. Patent Application 61 / 444,558 filed February 18, 2011, U.S. Patent Application 61 / 444,600, priority of US Patent Application 61 / 476,709, filed April 18, 2011, and US Patent Application 61 / 553,499, filed October 31, 2011. For the United States, this patent application is required by 35 U.S.C. § 119 for U.S. Patent Application 61 / 444,535 filed on February 18, 2011, U.S. Patent Application 61 / 444,558 filed on February 18, 2011, filed in 2011 Priority of U.S. Patent Application 61 / 444,600, filed February 18, 2011, U.S. Patent Application 61 / 476,709, filed April 18, 2011, and U.S. Patent Application 61 / 553,499, filed October 31, 2011, all All patent applications mentioned above are hereby incorporated herein by reference. technical field [0003] The invention relates to the guidance and navigation of tools. Drills and saws ar...

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IPC IPC(8): G01B21/00A61B17/15A61B17/17A61B17/72A61B17/90A61B19/00B23Q16/00B23Q17/00G01B7/00G12B11/00
CPCA61B17/725A61B17/1626A61B17/1703A61B17/162A61B17/1725A61B5/062A61B19/5244A61B17/8875A61B17/921A61B17/148G01B7/003A61B2019/5251A61B17/72A61B17/1742A61B17/744A61B17/15A61B17/1707A61B34/20A61B90/06A61B2034/2051A61B17/142A61B17/17B23Q16/00G01B21/00
Inventor K.B.因克彭A.J.霍奇森P.盖W.J.阿特斯马S.拉瓦利J.B.斯蒂尔
Owner DEPUY SYNTHES PROD INC
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