摘要 |
<p>The surgical targeting system (1) provides a series of coordinates/lines (21) within a sheet (9) of sterile, flexible material with an adherent surface (11) which is applied to the skin (6) (after suitable surgical application). The sheet (9) is non-porous and may have a topical antiseptic on the side (11) which is applied to the skin (6). A fluoroscope or roentgenographic image (3) of the portion of the body (4) to which the adherent film (9) is applied will show the underlying skeletal and radiopaque elements as well as the overlying surgical grid (21). Once the sheet (9) is applied, the coordinates on the grid lines (21) are clearly visible on the surface of the skin (6) as well as on the fluoroscopic or radiographic image (3) and by knowing the direction of the fluoroscopic or radiographic beam, the operator will be able to thereby correlate a specific locus on the skin (6) with an underlying skeletal element or other underlying radiopaque structure.</p> |