APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL SPATIAL REGISTRATION OF SURGICAL PROCEDURES USING RADIO TAGGING

摘要

An apparatus for the three-dimensional spatial registration of components of a surgical procedure. At least one radio tag is incorporated into a medical device. The at least one radio tag provides a radio signal source to a radio receiver for determining the position of the signal source. A central control unit includes software controls for providing information concerning the position of the signal source, and data is communicated between the central control unit and radio receiver. The central control unit includes a graphical interface for viewing the position of the radio signal sources.