摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a navigated surgical sizing guide for intraoperatively making surgical measurements. <P>SOLUTION: This navigated surgical sizing guide 10 comprises a first engaging means for engaging a first position at a surgical site, and a second engaging means for engaging a second position at the surgical site. The first and second engaging means are mounted for relative translation. The navigated surgical sizing guide 10 further comprises first tracked means 24, 26, 28 tracked by a surgical navigation system. The first tracked means 24, 26, 28 are mounted to the first engaging means such that the surgical navigation system is able to track the position of the first engaging means to obtain the relative spacing of the first engaging means and the second engaging means and to output the obtained relative spacing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |