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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.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Synaptive Medical Inc., Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC., Toronto, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 5/00 (2013.01); A61B 5/06 (2013.01); A61B 5/064 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2090/364 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02); A61B 2090/502 (2016.02);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided that is visible by both a three dimensional (3D) scanner system of a medical navigation system and a camera of the medical navigation system. The apparatus comprises a rigid member and a plurality of markers attached to the rigid member. Each of the plurality of markers includes a reflective surface portion visible by the camera and a distinct identifiable portion visible by the 3D scanner system. The apparatus further includes a connector mechanism to connect the apparatus to a reference location. The apparatus is in a field of view of the 3D scanner system and the camera within a timeframe of the 3D scan.