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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Co Cork, IE;
Inventors:
William J. Long, New York, NY (US);
Daniel Girardeau-Montaut, Grenoble, FR;
Assignee:
DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY, Co Cork, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.02); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2065 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3937 (2016.02); G06T 2207/20061 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30204 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tracking array tracking system, including: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the tracking array system at least to: determine that one marker of a plurality of markers on a tracking array is obstructed to a camera system; identify marker lines on the tracking array; determine a location of the marker lines of the tracking array; and determine a location and orientation of the tracking array based upon the location of the marker lines.