Medical imaging apparatus providing AR-support

US11596373B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Brainlab AG · DE

Inventors

• Florian GLATZ · Munich, DE
• Ralf Schwitzko · Holzkirchen, DE
• Michael Bertram · Borgo San Lazzaro, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 31, 2018
• Grant date: Mar 7, 2023
• Expiry date: Jun 29, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B2027/0138
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Provided is a medical imaging apparatus having an AR-visualization module operably coupled to a camera and to a position determination module, which is adapted to create an AR-image based on an image received from the camera and an AR-overlay positionally registered with the image, and which includes a display interface adapted to transmit the created AR-image to a medical display.