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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2010
Rainer Birkenbach, Erding, DE;
Alexander Urban, Forstinning, DE;
Alexander Druse, Munich, DE;
Elmar Schlereth, Munich, DE;
Rainer Birkenbach, Erding, DE;
Alexander Urban, Forstinning, DE;
Alexander Druse, Munich, DE;
Elmar Schlereth, Munich, DE;
Brainlab AG, Feldkirchen, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a system for controlling and/or operating a medical device () associated with a display () on which medical images () and/or control and/or operating elements () are displayed, wherein the system comprises: —a light pointer () which projects a delimited light cursor (); —a light detection device which is associated with the display and comprises a sensor () for determining the presence and location of the light cursor () projected by the light pointer (); and—a converter () which converts the captured presence and location information into control and/or operating commands for the medical device. The invention also relates to a method for controlling and/or operating a medical device () associated with a display () on which medical images () and/or control and/or operating elements () are displayed, wherein a delimited light cursor () is projected onto the display () by means of a light pointer (), wherein the presence and location on the display () of the light cursor () projected by the light pointer () is detected by means of a sensor (), and wherein the captured presence and location information is converted into control and/or operating commands for the medical device ().