Display device for surgery and method for using the same

摘要

A display unit for use with a surgical navigation system that includes a body; a screen capable of displaying data; a communications link capable of sending and receiving data to and from the surgical navigation system; and an attachment device to attach the display unit to a body of a surgical instrument to be manipulated relative to a patient's anatomy, a tracking unit associated with the surgical instrument that can be tracked by the surgical navigation system; where the screen can display information received from the surgical navigation system. A method for using the display unit attached to a surgical instrument is also disclosed.