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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2005
Applicants:
Eric Lawrence Hale, Altadena, CA (US);
Nathan Jon Schara, Pasadena, CA (US);
Hans David Hoeg, Arcadia, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eric Lawrence Hale, Altadena, CA (US);
Nathan Jon Schara, Pasadena, CA (US);
Hans David Hoeg, Arcadia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Karl Storz Imaging, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/065 (2013.01); A61B 1/0005 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/00183 (2013.01); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2048 (2016.02); A61B 2090/364 (2016.02); A61B 2090/368 (2016.02);
Abstract
A graphical model provides a dynamic representation of the endoscopic view and viewing direction relative to a virtual world. The model can be oriented and adjusted to approximate a real world situation. Angular image navigation coordinates are also provided.