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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10973587 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 19, 2015

Reference array holder

Applicant:

Brainlab Ag, Munich, DE;

Inventors:

Wolfgang Steinle, Munich, DE;

Christoffer Hamilton, Aschheim, DE;

Nils Frielinghaus, Heimstetten, DE;

Assignee:

BRAINLAB AG, Munich, DE;

Attorney:

Tucker Ellis LLP

Primary Examiner:

Spencer D Patton

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); B25J 9/1666 (2013.01); B25J 9/1676 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 11/001 (2013.01); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2090/364 (2016.02); A61B 2090/365 (2016.02); A61N 5/1049 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1059 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10088 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30241 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a reference array holder, including a first segment configured to be mounted to a reference structure, and a second segment supporting a reference array having at least one tracking marker, wherein the second segment is movably coupled to the first segment via at least one coupling, and wherein the at least one coupling includes a sensor that provides information as to the spatial position of the second segment relative to the first segment. Also provided is tracking and/or navigation system including such reference array holder and to a computer implemented method of controlling a reference array holder.

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