Transparent marker casing
AssigneeBrainlab AG
InventorsThomas Feilkas, Hansjorg Huber
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Abstract
A transparent marker casing for use with a tracking system, comprising a material that is transparent to radiation emanating from at least one marker, wherein the marker casing is formed such that it at least partially surrounds the at least one marker. The casing can include a moisture sensor that can detect moisture or liquid on a surface of the casing and provide a signal indicative of the presence of moisture.
Claims14
A transparent marker casing for use with a tracking system, comprising a material that is transparent to radiation emanating from at least one marker, wherein the marker casing is formed such that the casing at least partially surrounds the at least one marker.
A system for tracking a spatial position of an object via a tracking system, comprising:
- at least one marker trackable by the tracking system;
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- a transparent marker casing comprising a material that is transparent to radiation emanating from the at least one marker, wherein the marker casing is formed such that it at least partially surrounds the at least one marker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.