Patent ID: 8295909
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical tracking and appliance control system, comprising: a medical tracking system including a camera array and an infrared light source, the infrared light source configured to provide infrared light in a medical workspace for reflection by trackable markers placed in the medical workspace, and the camera array configured to detect a position of the markers based on the infrared light reflected by the markers; at least one medical appliance controllable via infrared signals or operative to exchange data via infrared signals; and a controller for controlling the infrared light source of the medical tracking system to provide wireless control and/or data exchange with the at least one medical appliance, said controller configured to time-multiplex light output by the light source into a plurality of time periods, wherein a first time period of the plurality of time periods corresponds to an image acquisition period of the camera array, and a second time period of the plurality of time periods corresponds to at least one of a wireless control period or a data transfer period with the at least one medical appliance.