Patent ID: 11877874
Assignee: BRAINLAB AG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of projecting an incision marker onto a patient using an associated medical imaging system comprising a gantry and at least one laser that is adjustable relative to the gantry, the method comprising:
capturing a fluoroscopic image of at least a part of a bony structure of the patient from a viewing direction onto the patient using the associated medical imaging system;
projecting, by the at least one laser, an imaging marker onto the patient, wherein the imaging marker indicates a position of the fluoroscopic image on the patient when the fluoroscopic image is captured;
overlaying an initial virtual marker over the fluoroscopic image, wherein a position of the initial virtual marker in the fluoroscopic image corresponds with a position of the imaging marker projected onto the patient;
setting a virtual marker in the fluoroscopic image; and
controlling the at least one laser to project the incision marker in accordance with the virtual marker onto the patient from a projection direction different from the viewing direction.