Patent ID: 11864955
Assignee: BRAINLAB AG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. An optical observation device comprising:
a main structure comprising a surgical microscope having at least one optical camera adapted to be aimed at a patient to be treated;
a support structure adapted to variably position the main structure at or near a workplace to be observed; and
a control unit adapted to:
receive a sequence of images from the at least one optical camera;
search a current image from the sequence of images for a trackable object positioned within a field of view of the at least one optical camera;
track the trackable object shown in the sequence of images subsequent to the current image; and
control properties of AR-content superimposed with the sequence of images in accordance with a motion of the trackable object, the properties of the AR-content being controlled by the motion of the trackable object within the field of view of the at least one optical camera, the properties of the AR-content including a location, orientation, and/or size of the AR-content with respect to the sequence of images.