Patent ID: 8225495
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: A61B,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sterilizable localizing unit adapted for detachable and reproducible positioning on a housing of a nonsterile surgical X-ray diagnosis system, which is covered at least in part with a sterile drape, the localizing unit comprising an adapter having at least one mark that can be detected by a position detection system, characterized in that the adapter comprises means for puncturing the sterile drape, means for the detachable and reproducible positioning of the adapter on the housing, and means for temporarily securing the sterile drape on the housing while the adapter is positioned on the housing, wherein the means for temporarily securing the sterile drape on the housing comprises an elastically deformable, surrounding seal, which produces a force on the sterile drape in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the housing during the positioning of the adapter, further characterized in that the means for the detachable and reproducible positioning of the adapter comprises a pushbutton with which the adapter can be locked or unlocked with respect to the housing, the pushbutton comprising a spring, a cone, and one or more ball bearings, the spring providing a resistance force against the pushbutton.