Don Fry,David John Cooper,David John Wadley,Martin John Ford
申请号：
US15561366
公开号：
US20180078266A1
申请日:
2016.03.24
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
The present invention relates to an apparatus for aligning a sensor relative to at least two anatomical reference points of a patients anatomy. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: a body having a central axis a sensor mount positioned relative to the body at least two arms extending from the body, wherein two of said at least two arms are simultaneously and equidistantly moveable relative to the central axis and at least two aligners connected to the at least two arms for aligning with said at least two anatomical reference points. The apparatus may also include an apparatus sensor. The present invention also relates to a surgical system for monitoring the orientation of a patients anatomy, which includes the apparatus. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to a surgical system for guiding a surgical device to an optimal orientation relative to a patients anatomy, wherein the surgical system includes the apparatus. The present invention also relates to: a method of aligning a sensor relative to at least two anatomical reference points of a patients anatomy, and to a method of guiding a surgical device to an optimal orientation relative to a patients anatomy. In one embodiment, the patients anatomy is the pelvis.
