Patent ID: 11896319
Assignee: CAIRA SURGICAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A computer-implemented method for tracking a medical object, the method comprising:
removably affixing a radio frequency beacon to the medical object wherein the radio frequency beacon comprises:
a platform;
a first fixation element that extends substantially orthogonally from the platform; and
a second fixation element that is spaced a distance from the first fixation element and that is tilted relative to the first fixation element;

emitting, from each radio frequency transceiver of a plurality of radio frequency transceivers, a radio frequency signal at a first respective frequency;
emitting, from the radio frequency beacon in response to the radio frequency signal at each first respective frequency, a second radio frequency signals at a second respective frequency that is different than the first respective frequency; and
determining a location of the medical object in three-dimensional space based at least in part on the second radio frequency signals.