System, Method And Software Program For Aiding In Positioning Of Objects In A Surgical Environment

A method of operating a system, the system comprising a tracker being rigidly affixed to a surgical object, a camera having a field of view and being configured to sense positions of the tracker in the field of view, and one or more controllers coupled to the camera, the method comprising the one or more controllers:

• providing a zone positioned within the field of view at a location that is static relative to the field of view such that the zone is located independent of the sensed positions of the tracker, the zone defining a range of acceptable positions for the tracker relative to a position of the camera;
• acquiring positions of the tracker as the surgical object is moved throughout a range of motion;
• and
• enabling evaluation of the positions of the tracker throughout the range of motion relative to the zone to aid in positioning of one or more of:
• the camera, the tracker, or the surgical object.

A non-transitory computer readable medium usable with a system comprising a tracker being rigidly affixed to a surgical object, a camera having a field of view and being configured to sense positions of the tracker in the field of view, and one or more processors, comprising instructions, which executed by the one or more processors, implement a program being configured to:

• provide a zone positioned within the field of view at a location that is static relative to the field of view such that the zone is located independent of the sensed positions of the tracker, the zone defining a range of acceptable positions for the tracker relative to a position of the camera;
• acquire positions of the tracker as the surgical object is moved throughout a range of motion;
• and
• enable evaluation of the positions of the tracker throughout the range of motion relative to the zone to aid in positioning of one or more of:
• the camera, the tracker, or the surgical object.