Medical instrument identification
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1. A medical instrument identification system for identifying a medical instrument from a plurality of medical instruments, comprising:
- a base part including a plurality of trackable markers attached thereto;
at least one functional part configured for attachment to the base part, the at least one functional part including at least one unique identification feature different from the trackable markers;
at least one optical sensor configured to detect the at least one identification feature of the at least one functional part when attached to the base part; and
a data processing device operatively coupled to said at least one optical sensor, said data processing device operative to use videometric pattern recognition to identify the at least one functional part based on the detected identification feature, wherein the optical sensor and the data processing device are assigned to a medical instrument tracking system.
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Abstract
A medical instrument identification system for identifying a medical instrument from a plurality of medical instruments includes at least one optical sensor for detecting features of the at least one medical instrument, and a data processing device operatively coupled to the at least one optical sensor. The data processing device is operative to use videometric pattern recognition to identify the at least one medical instrument based on the detected features, wherein the optical sensor and the data processing device are assigned to a medical instrument tracking system.
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1. A medical instrument identification system for identifying a medical instrument from a plurality of medical instruments, comprising:
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a base part including a plurality of trackable markers attached thereto; at least one functional part configured for attachment to the base part, the at least one functional part including at least one unique identification feature different from the trackable markers; at least one optical sensor configured to detect the at least one identification feature of the at least one functional part when attached to the base part; and a data processing device operatively coupled to said at least one optical sensor, said data processing device operative to use videometric pattern recognition to identify the at least one functional part based on the detected identification feature, wherein the optical sensor and the data processing device are assigned to a medical instrument tracking system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for identifying a medical instrument from a plurality of medical instruments, the medical instrument including a base part having a plurality of trackable markers attached thereto, and at least one functional part removably attachable to the base part, the at least one functional part including at least one unique identification feature, the method comprising:
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using at least one optical sensor assigned to a medical instrument tracking system to detect the at least one unique identification feature of the at least one functional part; using a data processing device that implements videometric pattern recognition to process the detected at least one identification feature, said data processing device assigned to the tracking system; and identifying the at least one functional part attached to the base part based on the processed at least one identification feature. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium with an executable program stored thereon for identifying a medical instrument from a plurality of medical instruments, the medical instrument including a base part having a plurality of trackable markers attached thereto, and at least one functional part removably attachable to the base part, the at least one functional part including at least one unique identification feature, wherein the program instructs a processor to perform the following steps:
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use data from at least one optical sensor assigned to a medical instrument tracking system to detect the at least one unique identification feature of the at least one functional part; implement via the processor videometric pattern recognition to process the detected at least one identification feature; and identify the at least one functional part attached to the base part based on the processed at least one identification feature.
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