Augmented reality guided instrument positioning with guiding graphics
AssigneeSiemens Corporate Research, Inc.
InventorsFrank Sauer, Ali Bani-Hashemi
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Abstract
There is provided a method for augmented reality guided instrument positioning. A graphics guide is determined for positioning an instrument that provides a substantially unobstructed view of the instrument during the positioning. The graphics guide is rendered in alignment with a predetermined path to be traversed during the positioning of the instrument.
Claims29
A method for augmented reality guided instrument positioning, comprising the steps of:
- determining a graphics guide for positioning an instrument that provides a substantially unobstructed view of the instrument during the positioning;
- identifying a potential path to be traversed during potential positioning of the instrument as a predetermined path;
- constructing the graphics guide to frame the predetermined path with a window;
- concluding whether an observer is one of right-handed and left-handed;
- relating the predeterminded path to a result of said concluding step;
- and
- rendering the graphics guide in alignment with the predetermined path to be traversed during the positioning of the instrument.
A method for augmented reality guided instrument positioning, comprising the steps of:
- determining a graphics guide for positioning an instrument that provides a substantially unobstructed view of the instrument during the positioning, the instrument comprising and elongated member having a tip;
- identifying a potential path to be traversed during a potential positioning of the instrument as a predetermined path;
- constructing the graphics guide to frame the predetermined path with a window, the graphics guide further including a circle having at least one opening, the at least one opening being larger than a width of the elongated member;
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- rendering the graphics guide in alignment with the predetermined path to be traversed during the positioning of the instrument.
An apparatus for augmented reality guided instrument positioning, comprising:
- a graphics guide generator for generating a graphics guide that provides a substantially unobstructed view of the instrument during a positioning of the instrument;
- a path determining device for determining a determined path, the path determining device relating the predetermined path to whether the observer is one of right-handed and left-handed;
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- a rendering device for rendering the graphics guide in alignment with the predetermined path to be traversed during the positioning of the instrument.
An apparatus for augmented reality guided instrument positioning, comprising:
- an instrument comprising an elongated member having a tip;
- a graphics guide generator for generating a graphics guide that provides a substantially unobstructed view of the instrument during a positioning of the instrument, said graphics guide generator constructing a circle having an opening such that the circle resembles a letter C, the opening being larger than a width of the elongated member;
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- a rendering device for rendering the graphics guide in alignment with the predetermined path to be traversed during the positioning of the instrument.
An apparatus for augmented reality guided instrument positioning, comprising:
- a target determining device for identifying a target location for an instrument, the target determining device relating the target location to whether the observer is one of right-handed and left-handed;
- a graphics guide generator for generating a graphics guide that provides a substantially unobstructed view of the instrument during a positioning of the instrument;
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- a rendering device for rendering the graphics guide to substantially enclose the target location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.