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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2007
Applicants:
Hanns-peter Tuemmler, Tuttlingen, DE;
Andreas Goeggelmann, Ingersheim, DE;
Dieter Mintenbeck, VS-Rietheim, DE;
Thomas Link, Rottweil, DE;
Inventors:
Hanns-Peter Tuemmler, Tuttlingen, DE;
Andreas Goeggelmann, Ingersheim, DE;
Dieter Mintenbeck, VS-Rietheim, DE;
Thomas Link, Rottweil, DE;
Assignee:
Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 17/38 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A calibration method and also a calibration device are proposed to enable a spatial position and/or orientation of a surgical referencing unit of a surgical navigation system fitted with at least one inertial sensor to be specified in relation to a spatial coordinate system.