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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8175675 | Deformable marker device A deformable marker device for adapting to a human or animal body includes a plurality of marker elements, and a connecting device that connects at least some marker elements of the plurality of marker elements to each other. The connecting device enables the at lea... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175365 | Method for registering a two-dimensional image data set, generated using fan-shaped imaging rays, in the medical field and a corresponding computer program product and method and system for automatically registering a body on the basis of two-dimensional image data, for use in medical navigation systems The present invention relates to a method for registering a two-dimensional image data set, generated using fan-shaped imaging rays, in the medical field, wherein the method comprises: processing the two-dimensional image data on the basis of a spatial transformatio... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172775 | Joint implant placement Method for planning implant placement, the implant comprising a first implant in a first limb and a second implant in a second limb, the first and the second implant forming an artificial structure joining the first and second limb, the method comprising the steps: ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8165366 | Determining correspondence object pairs for medical navigation A system and method for determining the position of correspondence object pairs including A-objects and B-objects that represent the same objects of the same anatomical body structure in two different reference frames A and B, including: defining A-objects and B-obj... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162955 | Registering intraoperative scans A device and method for registering a patient's hip, wherein the device includes markers and positioning elements which can be placed on characteristic points of the hip, and once placed on characteristic points of the hip, data for registering the hip can be ascert... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160743 | Anthropomorphic medical robot arm with movement restrictions An anthropomorphic medical robot arm includes a base end, a first arm element, a base joint coupling the base end to the first arm element, a second arm element, a middle joint coupling the second arm element to the first arm element, a distal functional end, a dist... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152816 | Computer-assisted planning method for correcting changes in the shape of joint bones The patent discloses a system and method for correcting changes in the shape of joint bones in a bone joint, including: providing a three-dimensional imaging data set of a bone joint; identifying the joint bones in the data set based on the shapes of the joint bones... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8139047 | Input pen for a touch-sensitive medical monitor The invention relates to an input pen for a touch-sensitive medical monitor, including: a grip portion, and an input portion, wherein the input portion includes one-dimensional and two-dimensional monitor contact sections. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8126535 | Marker navigation system for detecting and displaying the location of marker means A marker navigation system for detecting and displaying locations of at least two reference devices, each reference device attachable to a corresponding object includes a detection device for detecting signals emitted from the at least two reference devices, a displ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126111 | Displaying recordings in a superimposed or oriented way A method for the superimposed depiction, on at least one screen, of overlapping recordings of a region to be imaged which is recorded in at least two recording steps, wherein multiple markers are fixedly provided in the region to be imaged, such that at least two re... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118029 | Patient lateral positioning device for pelvic treatments comprising a vacuum mattress A patient lateral positioning device for pelvic treatments suitable to support a patient in a defined lateral position includes a vacuum mattress. The vacuum mattress includes an upper body support attachable to an upper body portion of the patient, and a lower body... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8105307 | Determining an injection region in a heterogeneous body structure A device and method for determining at least one infusion and/or injection region for infusing and/or injecting a medical drug into a heterogeneous body structure in order to achieve a distribution of the medical drug in a desired target region of the heterogeneous ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104958 | Assigning X-ray markers to image markers imaged in the X-ray image The present application relates to an x-ray marker device comprising an arrangement of x-ray markers, wherein the arrangement defines straight lines which are referred to as device straight lines, wherein at least some of the device straight lines, which are referre... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104957 | Calibrating a C-arm x-ray apparatus The invention relates to a method for calibrating a C-arm x-ray apparatus, comprising the following steps: a) the C-arm x-ray apparatus is moved to an initial position, in particular to an anterior-posterior position; b) a calibration image... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104477 | Radiolucent fastening devices for securing a part of a body during a medical procedure The fastening device in accordance with the invention is directed to a pin for securing the position of a part of a body, (for example, a head) for medical procedures. The fastening device can have an improved geometry, can be made from materials including unsubstit... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096163 | Verifying the calibration status of an optical tracking system The invention relates to a method for verifying the calibration status of an optical tracking system (1), wherein: a calibration apparatus (20, 40), which comprises a tracking marker configuration (27, 28; 41, 42 | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092400 | Calculating the position of body parts, taking into account anatomical symmetry The present application relates to a method for determining the position or relative position of body parts, taking into account the anatomical symmetry, wherein at least one first-side body part is provided on the first side of an anatomical body, and at least one ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8060181 | Risk assessment for planned trajectories A method for planning the placement of a device in a body includes analyzing information of at least part of the internal structure of the body of a patient to determine if at least one specific or critical region or structure lies within a region of interest, said ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059878 | Registering MR patient data on the basis of generic models A method for registering a non-patient-characteristic three-dimensional magnetic resonance data set (MR data set) to patient-characteristic data includes: producing or providing a non-patient-characteristic three-dimensional generic model of a body or body part cont... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055046 | Shape reconstruction using X-ray images A method for generating a three-dimensional model of a structure based on at least one two-dimensional image of the structure includes obtaining a general three-dimensional model of the structure; determining at least one image feature from the at least one two-dime... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052623 | Computer-assisted joint analysis using surface projection A system and method for computer-assisted joint analysis, wherein the joint elements in a three-dimensional imaging data set are segmented and then projected onto a two-dimensional or three-dimensional reference area for interference analysis and surgical planning. | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043295 | Vertebral spreading instrument comprising markers A vertebral spreading instrument for moving apart two vertebrae of a spine includes a plurality of spreading fingers and a spreading mechanism for adjusting a distance between the spreading fingers. The spreading mechanism includes a first and a second part, the fir... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041089 | Method and device for registering an anatomical structure using markers A method for registering an anatomical structure using at least one marker attached to the structure includes: obtaining a three-dimensional model of the structure via an imaging method; obtaining at least two two-dimensional recordings of the structure from differe... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8031922 | Registration of imaging data A method of determining in a three-dimensional operating space a measure of super-imposition M between at least a portion of an object and a spatial representation of the object or part thereof in an object representation pose, a pose comprising position and orienta... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8023706 | Automatically determining landmarks on anatomical structures An automatic landmark determining device, includes a storage device for storing at least one anatomical sample image and at least one anatomical landmark, the at least one anatomical landmark corresponding to a characteristic location within the at least one anatomi... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8018456 | Smooth gray-level based surface interpolation for an isotropic data sets A method of determining a distance of a source point to a surface of an object in three-dimensional space, wherein the object is represented by a decision rule and a plurality of volume elements arranged in slices comprising rows and columns, wherein each volume ele... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014848 | Visualization of procedural guidelines for a medical procedure The visualization of procedural guidelines for a medical procedure, in which a medical instrument is shown in an image representation of a body portion including an area in which a medical procedure is to be carried out, wherein, in the vicinity of the functional po... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7995827 | Artefact elimination for a medical pelvic registration using a tracked pelvic support known to the system A system for registering a patient's body part in a medical workspace of a medical navigation system is provided, wherein the body part is supported by at least one support device. The system includes a medical navigation system including a processor and memory, a r... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993353 | Medical tracking system with universal interface An improved marker system, components and method for use with a medical navigation system, wherein the marker system includes interchangeable tracking marker holders and fastener bases for attaching the marker holders to instruments or body parts that are to be trac... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7972305 | Drug supply system for CED (convection-enhanced delivery) catheter infusions A drug supply system for CED (convection-enhanced delivery) catheter infusions is provided, the system including a drug conducting system having a drug depot and a catheter supply line and a conveying device that provides for conveying the drug from the drug depot i... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7970190 | Method and device for determining the location of pelvic planes A method for determining a location of a frontal pelvic plane of a pelvic bone includes ascertaining a position of a pubic point of the pelvic bone; generating at least one x-ray recording of the pelvic bone; ascertaining a straight line in the at least one x-ray re... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7970174 | Medical marker tracking with marker property determination A method for tracking at least one medical marker is provided, wherein actual properties of the at least one marker are compared with nominal properties of the at least one marker. A basis for subsequent use of information obtained from the at least one marker is fo... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7962196 | Method and system for determining the location of a medical instrument relative to a body structure A method for determining a location of an object relative to a body structure includes: providing a location of a first part of the object relative to a second part of the object, said second part different from said first part; attaching a marker device to the body... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7925324 | Measuring the femoral antetorsion angle γ of a human femur in particular on the basis of fluoroscopic images A method for defining an antetorsion angle γ of a femur is provided. The antetorsion angle γ is defined by two angles α′ and β that can be determined by means of two images of the femur, wherein the equation tan γ=tan α′/(cos β·cos θ) can be used to cal... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922391 | Determining calibration information for an x-ray apparatus A device and method are provided that enable calibration information to be determined for an x-ray apparatus that performs a three-dimensional x-ray scan. The calibration information is determined using an adapting method, wherein the adapting method is based on a p... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7892224 | Inverse catheter planning A method for determining and representing possible entry and/or target areas for positioning catheters in an area on the basis of functional data and/or structural and/or anatomical data of the area, includes: indicating at least one entry area of the catheter or at... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7883545 | Method and device for determining the change in an object A method is provided for determining a dimensional change in a first object, wherein in an initial state said first object is connected to a second object via a joint, and wherein a first reference system is rigidly connected to the second object. The method include... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883492 | Catheter with portions that can change in volume A catheter for administering a substance into body tissues includes an elongated catheter body that has at least one portion of the length of the catheter body that expands after the catheter is inserted in the patient's body. The portion that expands provides a sea... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7848543 | Method and system for prediction and management of material and information transport in an organism A method and system for mapping anatomical connection and signaling across a multiplicity of channels, channel contents, and channel speed. In particular, the anatomical connection and signaling is mapped in relation to the human brain. Constructs a three-dimensiona... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7874686 | Reflective marker and method for its manufacture A reflective marker and method for manufacturing reflective marker, wherein the reflective marker includes an inner body and a reflective covering, and a reflective substance is applied to the inner body and forms the reflective covering together with pellets contai... | 01/25/2011 |
