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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2024
Stryker European Operations Holdings Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Fadi Ghanam, Schallstadt, DE;
Jochen Breisacher, Teningen, DE;
Florian Herrmann, Schwanau, DE;
Emeric Umbdenstock, Freiburg, DE;
Reinhold Zimmermann, Freiburg, DE;
Gerd Ulrich Gamm, Freiburg, DE;
Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC, Portage, MI (US);
Abstract
A tracker for a surgical navigation system, a tracker system, and a surgical navigation system are provided. The tracker comprises a carrier and an electrical circuit disposed on the carrier. The electrical circuit comprises at least one infrared light emitting diode, IR-LED, and a battery or a wireless power reception device configured to receive power wirelessly, wherein the battery or the wireless power reception device is configured to provide power to operate the at least one IR-LED. The electrical circuit is configured to limit a current for at least one of the at least one IR-LED to not exceed 15 mA.