Position sensing system for orthopaedic applications

A surgical tracking system includes a wireless position sensor, which is adapted to be implanted in a bone of a subject, and responsively to externally-applied magnetic fields within a working volume of the tracking system, to generate and transmit sensor signals indicative of coordinates of the pos...

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Main Authors SHALGI, AVI, GOVARI, ASSAF, PESACH, SUSEL, REZNICK, DAVID
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 02.11.2016
Subjects
DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS
DIAGNOSIS
GEOPHYSICS
GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEASURING
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PHYSICS
SURGERY
TESTING
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Summary:A surgical tracking system includes a wireless position sensor, which is adapted to be implanted in a bone of a subject, and responsively to externally-applied magnetic fields within a working volume of the tracking system, to generate and transmit sensor signals indicative of coordinates of the position sensor within the bone. A plurality of field generator coils are adapted to generate the magnetic fields so as to define the working volume. The field generators are fixed in predetermined locations to a reference structure, which is movable relative to the subject in order to position the working volume so as to intercept the bone. A system controller is coupled to receive and process the sensor signals so as to determine the coordinates of the position sensor within the bone.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20050251287