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Device and method for navigation

US6772002B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 12, 2001
Grant dateAug 3, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 11, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2090/374
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for determining the position of at least one object in a navigation system of co-ordinates, wherein: reference points and/or markers (4) are connected in a defined positional relationship to the object; the position of the object is detected in relation to a detection system of co-ordinates; the position of the reference points (4) is detected in relation to the detection system of co-ordinates; the position of the reference points is detected in relation to a navigation system of co-ordinates; and the position of the object is determined in the navigation system of co-ordinates, from the position of the at least one reference point (4) in the detection system of co-ordinates; as well as to a device for determining the position of an object in a navigation system of co-ordinates.

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