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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2017
Brent Andrew Bailey, Toronto, CA;
Brent Andrew Bailey, Toronto, CA;
Synaptive Medical (Barbados) Inc., Bridgetown, BB;
Abstract
A contrast system and methods for improving optical detection during a medical procedure, the system involving: a tracking marker, each tracking marker comprising a tracking marker coupling feature; and a contrast element, each contrast element comprising a contrast element coupling feature and an optically non-reflective feature, the contrast element coupling feature configured to complement the tracking marker coupling feature, each contrast element configured to respectively accommodate, by backing, each tracking marker, and contrast element configured to respectively facilitate coupling each tracking marker with a trackable object through a background object via at least one of a contrast element fastening feature and a trackable object fastening feature, whereby at least one of optical contrast and imaging in relation to the tracking marker and the background object is enhanced, false detection of the tracking marker is minimized, and optical detection of the tracking marker is improved.