Device for referencing a system of coordinates
First Claim
1. A Computer Assisted Surgery (CAS) System that includes a device incorporated therein for referencing a system of coordinates in space, using a body suspended in space and aligned in a local gravitational field, wherein the body comprises a first set of at least two means that are optically, acoustically, or electromagnetically active and that have been placed at a distance, A, from each other beforehand;
- and wherein the system further comprises;
a second set of at least two additional means that are optically, acoustically, or electromagnetically active and which interact with the first set of means; and
a plotting unit for determining the spatial coordinates of the body.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for referencing a system of coordinates (1) in space (2). It comprises a body (4) that is suspended in space (2), and which is aligned in a local gravitational field (3). Further, the device has at least two first components (5) that emit electromagnetic or acoustic waves that are located at a distance, A, from each other. Second components (5) for detecting acoustic waves or a magnetic field may also be arranged on the body (4) at a distance, A, from each other, instead of the first components which emit the electromagnetic or acoustic waves. Advantageously, the device and first components are incorporated in a Computer Assisted Surgery (CAS) System which includes the second components. Thus, the second components may interact with the first components, while the CAS system includes a plotting unit for determining the spatial coordinates of the body.
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1. A Computer Assisted Surgery (CAS) System that includes a device incorporated therein for referencing a system of coordinates in space, using a body suspended in space and aligned in a local gravitational field, wherein the body comprises a first set of at least two means that are optically, acoustically, or electromagnetically active and that have been placed at a distance, A, from each other beforehand;
- and wherein the system further comprises;
a second set of at least two additional means that are optically, acoustically, or electromagnetically active and which interact with the first set of means; and
a plotting unit for determining the spatial coordinates of the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
- and wherein the system further comprises;
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