Two-part medical tracking marker
First Claim
1. A medical tracking marker for localizing or tracking an object by means of a medical tracking system, said marker comprising:
- a first part fixable to the object; and
a second part fixably connectable to the first part,wherein the connection is configured to hold the second part in a predetermined position relative to the first part and the first and second parts comprise interconnecting elements adapted to provide a positionally determinable connection between the first part and the second part while the first part is located under a surgical drape and the second part is located above said surgical drape, with the drape placed between the first and second parts, wherein the first and second parts are provided with two different magnetic or static domains on each surface involved in the connection, thereby securing a predetermined alignment of the first and second parts which are connected without contacting each other, andwherein the connection is established using forces comprising at least one of magnetic or electrostatic forces.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a medical tracking marker (12) for localizing or tracking an object (10) by means of a medical tracking system (30), said marker comprising a first part (1) which is to be fixed on the object (10), and a second part (2) which is to be connected to the first part (1), wherein the first and second parts (1, 2) comprise interconnecting elements (4, 6) which are adapted to provide a positionally determined connection between the first part (1) and the second part (2) while the first part is located under a surgical drape (20) and the second part is located above said surgical drape (20), with the drape (20) placed between the two parts (1, 2). The invention also relates to a method of referencing an object (10) using a medical navigation system, wherein a medical tracking marker such as has been described above is localized or tracked by means of a medical tracking system (30), and wherein the object is registered by means of the first part (1) of the marker (12) in a preliminary referencing step, in particular for imaging purposes, which is later adapted to form a final referencing step for navigation using the second part (2) which has been placed on the first part in a positionally defined, pre-determined manner.
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18 Claims
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1. A medical tracking marker for localizing or tracking an object by means of a medical tracking system, said marker comprising:
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a first part fixable to the object; and a second part fixably connectable to the first part, wherein the connection is configured to hold the second part in a predetermined position relative to the first part and the first and second parts comprise interconnecting elements adapted to provide a positionally determinable connection between the first part and the second part while the first part is located under a surgical drape and the second part is located above said surgical drape, with the drape placed between the first and second parts, wherein the first and second parts are provided with two different magnetic or static domains on each surface involved in the connection, thereby securing a predetermined alignment of the first and second parts which are connected without contacting each other, and wherein the connection is established using forces comprising at least one of magnetic or electrostatic forces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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