System and method for viewing a subject
AssigneeMedtronic Navigation, Inc.
InventorsYvan R. Paitel, Neil F. Straka, Timothy J. Schaewe
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Abstract
A viewing system or imaging system is disclosed that includes optical pieces for viewing a subject. The viewing system may include features that allow an augmented mixed view through eyepieces of the viewing system. The mixed view may include graphical representations that are acquired or determined with information separate from the viewing system.
Claims20
A method of generating a display for viewing a subject in a view through an eyepiece of a microscope, comprising:
- determining a first pose of a viewing plane viewed through the eyepiece relative to the subject;
- acquiring a first image of the subject at the viewing plane at the first pose at a first time;
- storing the first image;
- displaying the first image in the view plane superimposed on a live image of the subject.
A method of illustrating movement in a view through an eyepiece of a viewing system, comprising:
- identifying a landmark on a subject in a viewing plane of the eyepiece at a first time;
- identifying the landmark on the subject in the viewing plane of the eyepiece at a second time after the first time;
- evaluating whether a change has occurred in the landmark between the first time and the second time.
A system for determining a pose of a microscope relative to a subject, comprising:
- a first emitter configured to be connected with the microscope;
- a first receiver configured to be connected with the microscope;
- a processor system configured to communicate with both the first emitter and the first receiver;
- wherein the first emitter is configured to emit a first signal that is reflected from the subject and received by the first receiver;
- wherein the processor system is configured to execute instructions to determine a pose of a first portion of the subject based on the emitter and received first signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.