Localization device display method and apparatus
AssigneeAesculap AG
InventorsFrancois Leitner, Francois Boux de Casson
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A localization device display method and apparatus for displaying different views, e.g., of different magnification, based on the proximity of the tip of a pointer tracked by the localization device to a reference location identified by the localization device. The display method and apparatus may be incorporated into a surgical navigation system for use in identifying a location for drilling a femoral tunnel in an ACL repair procedure.
Claims28
A method of generating a display for use with a localization device, the localization device identifying a reference location, the method comprising the steps of:
- monitoring the distance between a pointer tip and said reference location;
- and
- displaying one of a plurality of views based on said monitored distance.
A localization device, said localization device identifying a reference location, said localization device comprising:
- sensors for tracking a marker associated with a pointer tip;
- a monitor;
- and
- a computer coupled to said sensors and said monitor for monitoring the distance between said pointer tip and said reference location and selecting a view for display on said monitor from a plurality of views based on the monitored distance.
A computer program product for displaying views in a localization device, said localization device identifying a reference location, said computer program product comprising:
- computer readable program code embodied in a computer readable medium, the computer readable program code comprising at least:
- computer readable program code for monitoring the distance between a pointer tip and said reference location;
- and
- computer readable program code for displaying one of a plurality of views based on said monitored distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.