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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2021
Stryker European Operations Limited, Carrigtwohill, IE;
Hans Schoepp, Freiburg, DE;
Florian Herrmann, Schwanau, DE;
Stryker European Operations Limited, Carrigtwohill, IE;
Abstract
A field generator assembly for surgical navigation is provided. The field generator assembly comprises a field generator configured to generate an electromagnetic field, an attachment member configured to attach the field generator to a body of a patient, at least one first arm comprising a first portion configured to be in contact with a surface of the body of the patient when the field generator is attached to the body, and a second portion movably attached relative to the field generator, and at least one sensor configured to measure a spatial relationship between the at least one arm and the field generator. Also provided is a method of obtaining a relative pose between a surface of the body and a field generator.