Patent ID: 7983733
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A system for controlling a medical device in a patient comprising: a display system that displays an image of at least part of a volume of the patient in a virtual three-dimensional space, wherein the medical device is registered to coordinates of the virtual three-dimensional space such that a virtual reference device is provided in the virtual three-dimensional space; a stylus registered with the virtual three-dimensional space such that a virtual element is provided in the virtual three-dimensional space, where the stylus is controllable to actuate the virtual element in the virtual three-dimensional space, and wherein the stylus is registered to the virtual reference so that the virtual reference can be manipulated in the virtual three-dimensional space by the stylus; and a navigation system that controls the medical device in the patient volume based on a position of the actuated virtual element.