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Mechanical optical pointer

US10429957B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

6References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

ORTHOsoft, Inc. · CA

Inventors

Emily Gogarty · Montréal, CA
Pierre Couture · Montréal, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 29, 2019
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 29, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/3983
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments of a system and method for digitizing locations within a coordinate system are generally described herein. A device may include a sleeve including a sleeve tracking marker and a tracked probe portion including an array of tracking markers and a probe tip. Movement of the probe tip relative to the sleeve between at least a first position and a second position may be monitored by tracking the sleeve tracking marker relative to at least one tracking marker of the array of tracking markers.

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