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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
May. 05, 2009
Applicants:
Bernhard Hauri, Staffelbach, CH;
Thomas Hauri, Staffelbach, CH;
Inventors:
Bernhard Hauri, Staffelbach, CH;
Thomas Hauri, Staffelbach, CH;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A marker for a navigation system for determining the spatial position (e.g., of a surgical instrument), said marker including a retroreflective ball (). A retroreflective surface () of the ball () is protected by a dimensionally stable, translucent or transparent shell () in such a way that the reflected image remains essentially uninfluenced in terms of contour and the position of the centre of gravity.