A marking assembly includes a hollow cannula having a wall extending from a proximal end to a distal end. The wall defines a lumen of the cannula. The wall includes at least one opening at a distal portion of the cannula. A stylet is configured to be received in the lumen of the cannula. The stylet has a wall extending from a proximal end to a distal end. When the stylet is received in the lumen of the cannula, a circumferential space is defined between the wall of the stylet and the wall of the cannula such that fluid entering the circumferential space will exit the cannula through the at least one opening of the cannula.

An example method includes displaying, via a visualization device and overlaid on a portion of an anatomy of a patient viewable via the visualization device, a virtual model of the portion of the anatomy obtained from a virtual surgical plan for an orthopedic joint repair surgical procedure to attach a prosthetic to the anatomy; and displaying, via the visualization device and overlaid on the portion of the anatomy, a virtual guide that guides at least one of preparation of the anatomy for attachment of the prosthetic or attachment of the prosthetic to the anatomy.

The invention relates to a method for automatically registering an object, the method comprising the steps of providing a preoperatively obtained model of the object, providing at least one marker carrier having a plurality of fluoroscopically detectable makers and at least one marker localization element fixed on it, wherein the at least one marker localization element being configured to provide a sensor signal representing position and orientation of the marker localization element in an electromagnetic field, and relative distance and orientation between at least one marker localization element and at least one marker of the plurality of markers are known, arranging the at least one marker carrier on an outer surface of the object, generating at least one fluoroscopic image of at least one marker carrier arranged on the outer surface together with at least one segment of the object in such a way that at least two markers of at least one marker carrier are visible in the generated fluoroscopic image together with at least one segment of the object, determining position and orientation at least of one marker localization element of the arranged marker carrier in an electromagnetic field, and relating image points of the generated fluoroscopic image to model points of said preoperatively obtained model using the determined position and orientation of at least one marker localization element and the known relative distance and orientation between at least one maker localization element and at least one marker of the plurality of markers and/or a known spatial relation between a further marker of the plurality of markers and the at least one marker that has a known relative distance and orientation to at least one maker localization element.

A tracker for a surgical navigation system and a method for manufacturing the tracker are presented. The tracker comprises a layer stack that comprises a substrate with at least one reflective surface configured to reflect electromagnetic radiation. The layer stack further comprises a printed absorbent layer configured to absorb electromagnetic radiation, wherein the printed absorbent layer covers less than the entire reflective surface.

Embodiments of the invention provide a system and method for resecting a tissue mass. The system for resecting a tissue mass includes a first sensor for measuring a signal corresponding to the position and orientation of the tissue mass. The first sensor is dimensioned to fit inside of or next to the tissue mass. The system also includes a second sensor attached to a surgical instrument configured to measure the position and orientation of the surgical instrument. A controller is in communication with the first sensor and the second sensor, and the controller executes a stored program to calculate a distance between the first sensor and the second sensor. Accordingly, visual, auditory, haptic or other feedback is provided to the clinician to guide the surgical instrument to the surgical margin.

A surgical navigation system according to one embodiment may comprise: an electromagnetic wave generation unit; a first detection unit attached to a surgical site of an object to detect a position attached to the surgical site; a second detection unit installed in a patient-specific surgical guide instrument inserted into the surgical site to receive the electromagnetic wave and detect the position of the patient-specific surgical guide instrument; a third detection unit installed in the surgical instrument inserted into the surgical site to detect the position of the surgical instrument; an information processing unit for registering the position of the first detection unit and the position of the third detection unit and for tracking the position of the surgical instrument on the basis of the position of the first detection unit attached to the surgical site, by setting the position of the patient-specific surgical guide instrument as a reference position when the patient-specific surgical guide instrument is inserted into the surgical site; and a display unit for displaying information including the positions of the object and the patient-specific surgical guide instrument and the position of the surgical instrument.

Systems and methods are provided for identifying or locating a tag within a patient's body that include a probe that transmits synchronized electromagnetic signals, e.g., RF energy, and optical signals, e.g., infrared light pulses into the patient's body, whereupon the tag converts the optical signals into electrical energy to open and close a switch in the tag to modulate signals, e.g., backscatter signals, transmitted by the tag in response to the electromagnetic signals. For example, the tag may include photodiodes coupled to the switch that transforms the optical signals to alternately short the antenna to modulate the backscatter signals. Alternatively, the tag may include a smart circuit that harvests electrical energy from the optical signals to power the smart circuit and/or modulate the backscatter signals, e.g., to include data related to the tag and/or alternate the tag between an information mode and a distance mode.

The present invention relates to a method of producing an optically detectable and retro-reflective medical tracking marker, wherein electromagnetic energy is applied to at least one section of a retro-reflective surface of a marker structure in an amount that is sufficient to alter the material properties of the retro-reflective surface, such that the capability of reflecting electromagnetic radiation of the at least one section is reduced to a second capability of reflecting electromagnetic radiation. The present invention further relates to a corresponding retro-reflective medical tracking marker and a corresponding use thereof.

Provided in accordance with the present disclosure are systems for identifying a position of target tissue relative to surgical tools using a structured light detector. An exemplary system includes antennas configured to interact with a marker placed proximate target tissue inside a patient's body, a structured light pattern source, a structured light detector, a display device, and a computing device configured to receive data from the antennas indicating interacting with the marker, determine a distance between the antennas and the marker, cause the structured light pattern source to project and detect a pattern onto the antennas. The instructions may further cause the computing device to determine, a pose of the antennas, determine, based on the determined distance between the antennas and the marker, and the determined pose of the antennas, a position of the marker relative to the antennas, and display the position of the marker relative to the antennas.

A system, a method, and a computer program for remediating a cyberattack risk for a computing resource located at a node in a computer network having a plurality of nodes. The solution includes receiving vulnerability score data that has a severity level for a vulnerability in the computing resource at the node, receiving a number of installations value (N.sub.CRi) that indicates a number of instances the computing resource is included in the plurality of nodes, determining a percentile of occurrence value (PO.sub.CRi) for the computing resource based on the number of installations value (N.sub.CRi), applying a severity adjustment matrix to the severity level to determine a true severity level for the vulnerability in the computing resource, reprioritized the vulnerability in the computing resource based on the true severity level, and mitigating the cyberattack risk for the computing resource based on the true severity level.