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Assembly for positioning a sterile surgical drape relative to optical position sensors

US9713498B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

16Claims

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Assignee

Stryker Corporation · US

Inventors

Donald W. Malackowski · Schoolcraft, US
José Luis Moctezuma de la Barrera · Freiburg (Elbe), DE
Helmut Rohs · Freiburg (Elbe), DE
Norbert Riedlinger · Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 14, 2014
Grant date	Jul 25, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 9, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/0808
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A camera and drape assembly for use with tracking elements of a surgical system includes a camera unit and a drape covering the camera unit. The camera unit includes a casing presenting a face for facing the tracking elements. Optical sensors are supported by the casing and are exposed through the casing for detecting the tracking elements. The drape covers the camera unit such that light signals from the tracking elements can be received by the optical sensors.

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