System and method for remote clock estimation for reliable communications
AssigneeSynaptive Medical Inc.
InventorsMonroe M. THOMAS, Simon ALEXANDER
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Abstract
An electronic device is provided including a processor, a communications interface coupled to the processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a module saved in the memory. The module configures the processor to receive a first communications packet from a remote device via the communications interface including information useful for estimating a clock offset of the remote device, and determine an upper bound of the clock offset of the remote device with respect to the electronic device based on the information.
Claims20
A medical navigation system comprising:
- a processor coupled to a memory, the memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
- communicate with a tracking system to obtain tracking information about a tracked medical instrument;
- register the tracked medical instrument to a reference frame using the tracking information;
- communicate with the tracking system intraoperatively to obtain further tracking information about the tracked medical instrument;
- and
- track the tracked medical instrument intraoperatively in the reference frame using the further tracking information.
A method of operating a medical navigation system, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a tracking system, tracking information about a tracked medical instrument;
- registering the tracked medical instrument to a reference frame using the tracking information;
- receiving intraoperatively, from the tracking system, further tracking information about the tracked medical instrument;
- and
- tracking the tracked medical instrument intraoperatively in the reference frame using the further tracking information.
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a medical navigation system, causes the medical navigation system to:
- receive, from a tracking system, tracking information about a tracked medical instrument;
- register the tracked medical instrument to a reference frame using the tracking information;
- receive intraoperatively, from the tracking system, further tracking information about the tracked medical instrument;
- and
- track the tracked medical instrument intraoperatively in the reference frame using the further tracking information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.