The product VenteraPointer is a variant of a navigated probe for image guided surgical procedures with theVentera® Cannulated Articulating Delivery Instrument.The instrument is intended as an aid for precisely locating anatomical structures in either open or percutaneousprocedures. It is indicated for use with the Fiagon Navigation system using electromagnetic navigation.The instrument is indicated for any medical condition in which the use of stereotactic surgery may be appropriate,and where reference to a rigid anatomical structure in the field of ENT surgery can be identified relative to a CT orMR based model of the anatomy.
An assembly of devices that typically consists of a rigid frame, positioning and alignment components, workstation, and a calibrated guide mechanism for precisely positioning probes, other instruments, or implantable devices during a surgical procedure of more than one discipline [e.g., orthopaedic and ear/nose/throat (ENT)]. The system may include computerized functions to store diagnostic images used for image-guided surgery.