Patent ID: 11918297
Assignee: MAZOR ROBOTICS LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 13:
14. A system to form a single virtual tracking device, comprising:
a base member removably fixed relative to a navigation space;
a moveable member moveable relative to at least a first position and a second position;
a moveable member tracking system to track a position of the moveable member;
a tracking system including a tracking processor and a localizer, separate from the base member and the moveable member; and
a trackable member configured to be tracked by the tracking system and wherein the trackable member is moveable to the first position and the second position by the moveable member;
wherein the tracking processor is configured to determine the position of the trackable member in at least the first position and the second position to define the single virtual tracking device having both the first and second positions of the trackable member used in concert and coordinated to define a single virtual that is larger than the trackable member to provide greater navigation accuracy;
wherein the tracking system is operable to track the trackable member at a plurality of positions; and
wherein the plurality of positions define the single virtual tracking device having the single virtual array of trackable members.