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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2012
Robert Schmidt, Neubiberg, DE;
Johannes Manus, Munich, DE;
Fritz Vollmer, Munich, DE;
Brainlab AG, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method for tracking trackable objects using a medical tracking device, the tracking device being a camera or an EM transmitter, during a medical workflow comprising a plurality of workflow steps, wherein each trackable object has at least one marker and the method comprises the steps of: —acquiring a set of camera positions, wherein each tracking device position is associated with at least one workflow step; —identifying a workflow; —sequentially and automatically moving the tracking device to the camera positions associated with the workflow steps; and—performing a tracking step only when the tracking device is in a fixed position.