Invention Grant
US08380288B2 System and methods of using image-guidance for providing an access to a cochlear of a living subject
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使用图像引导来提供对活体的人工耳蜗的访问的系统和方法
- Patent Title: System and methods of using image-guidance for providing an access to a cochlear of a living subject
- Patent Title (中): 使用图像引导来提供对活体的人工耳蜗的访问的系统和方法
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Application No.: US11413254Application Date: 2006-04-28
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Publication No.: US08380288B2Publication Date: 2013-02-19
- Inventor: Robert F. Labadie , J. Michael Fitzpatrick
- Applicant: Robert F. Labadie , J. Michael Fitzpatrick
- Applicant Address: US TN Nashville
- Assignee: Vanderbilt University
- Current Assignee: Vanderbilt University
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Nashville
- Agency: Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
- Agent Tim Tingkang Xia, Esq.
- Main IPC: A61B5/05
- IPC: A61B5/05
Abstract:
A system and methods for providing an access to a cochlea of a living subject. In one embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises the steps of operating a surgical instrument towards a region of interest of the living subject for opening an access to the cochlea of the living subject from the lateral edge of the skull of the living subject to the cochlea of the living subject, and intra-operatively monitoring at least a part of the surgical instrument so that the surgical instrument is operated substantially along a predetermined path.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060247517A1 System and methods of using image-guidance for providing an access to a cochlear of a living subject Public/Granted day:2006-11-02
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