Patent ID: 6019725
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: A61B,G01S,Y10S

Abstract:
A 3-D tracking and imaging system, comprising:a plurality of mobile transducer means mounted to an instrument means;at least one reference transducer means for establishing a reference frame relative to said plurality of mobile transducer means;coordinate generation means for generating three-dimensional coordinates of the plurality of mobile transducers relative to the reference frame established by the at least one reference transducer means;imaging modality means for generating one or more digital images of the environment surrounding the instrument means;image registration means for receiving the three-dimensional coordinates and the one or more digital images, and generating one or more 3-D composites evidencing the position of the plurality of mobile transducer means in relation to the one or more digital images; anddisplay means adapted for displaying one or more 3-D composites.