Image Guided Surgery
VectorVision®2, VectorVision® compact, VectorVision® sky, Kolibri® - Navigation Systems for Image Guided Surgery
Developed by BrainLAB, the 3D navigation system VectorVision forms the central platform for image-guided surgery and supports neurosurgical, orthopedic and ENT procedures. VectorVision consists of a powerful computer system, a touch screen monitor and two cameras which emit infrared signals, thereby determining the patient’s position in the operating theatre as well as the position of the surgical instruments in relation to the patient’s pre-operative diagnostic images. The infrared cameras detect the reflective markers attached to the patient’s body and transmit the continuously collected data to the VectorVision system. The system then calculates a three-dimensional representation of the patient’s anatomy based on diagnostic data. During the operation, the surgeon can follow the movements of their instruments on the computer screen in real-time.
VectorVision forms the connection or link between diagnostic data from a CT or MR and the patient’s anatomy as seen during the surgical procedure. Similar to a pilot using radar, the surgeon can determine the target volume of the operation with millimeter precision.
VectorVision assists the surgeon in planning the incision with greater precision and in finding ideal access to the tumor. VectorVision works without wires and allows surgeons to integrate their own instruments into the operating procedure.
VectorVision also integrates additional systems needed for the different medical specialties such as microscopes, ultrasound systems, c-arms and endoscopes.
VectorVision cranial
With VectorVision cranial, neurosurgeons have the ability to track the position of virtually any surgical instrument equipped with BrainLAB’s passive markers. Instruments are continuously visualized relative to pre-operative diagnostic images, giving surgeons’ the ability to see beyond the surface of the surgical field using computer renderings. VectorVision cranial provides safer and less invasive access to brain tumors, vascular abnormalities, and other intra-cranial targets by minimizing the size of craniotomies.
