Image Navigation and Robotics
Live tissue and nerve data in image space.
More on robotics and image navigation →Closing the Loop
Surgical robots and image navigation systems are highly precise, but they cannot tell what tissue they are touching, and they are blind to nearby nerves. Neurointellect's smart sensing instruments read tissue type, tissue condition and nerve proximity at the instrument surface. That real-time feedback closes the loop, and it can also help correct the drift and registration errors that are among the biggest hurdles for image navigation.
Nerve Localization on Fluoroscopy
Nerve roots don’t show up on the fluoroscopy images used to navigate. A navigated dilator with a programmable electrode array maps the exiting nerve root on the AP and lateral views as it advances, guiding the trajectory to a nerve-free corridor to the disc space.
Live inputs to robots and navigation
TCP and nerve localization feed live data to robotic end effectors and navigation overlays.
Tissue and nerves in image space
Tissue type, nerve proximity and nerve function, shown in image space.
Correction when tissue doesn’t match
Live tissue data supports correction when what the instrument encounters doesn’t match the images.