Tracking system
US9361809B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B23/285
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present system and method related to simulating medical procedures. The system and method comprise a body cavity simulator and at least one camera. The body cavity simulator comprises a channel having a proximal end, a distal end, and an inner longitudinal passage extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The channel is partially made of a material comprised of one of the following: a transparent material, a translucent material, a semi-transparent material. The channel receives at least one simulated medical instrument through the proximal end. The at least one camera is adapted for capturing through the material of the channel a pattern of a tracking device of the at least one simulated medical instrument inserted in the channel. The camera transmits data corresponding to the captured pattern of the tracking device to a processing unit.
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