摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical instrument to be used together with a computer-assisted system so as to contribute to specifying a required position on an anatomical structure such as a bone and putting a linear mark on the structure. <P>SOLUTION: The surgical instrument 20 is structured to specify the position on the anatomical structure in cooperation with the computer-assisted guiding system. The surgical instrument 20 includes a grip part 22 and a positioning head 44. The positioning head 44 has at least one reference member 42 to be recorded in the computer-assisted guiding system, a reference structure disposed on the instrument, a substantially flat-shaped positioning surface 46, and a plurality of projections disposed along the end part of the positioning surface and extending parallel to the positioning surface and projecting outward. The projections can be engaged with the anatomical structure, and the positioning surface is used as a guide for putting a mark on the anatomical structure. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI |