Patent ID: 9002515
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A monitoring system for a medical device, the medical device comprising a robot and an image recording part that is moveable by the robot, the monitoring system comprising: a radiation source that is attached to the medical device; a radiation receiver that is situated remotely from the medical device and is configured to receive radiation emitted from the radiation source; and a comparison entity configured to compare only a single point of impact of radiation on the radiation receiver with a predetermined point of impact of radiation on the radiation receiver and determine whether the point of impact of radiation on the radiation receiver is within a tolerance range associated with the predetermined point of impact of radiation on the radiation receiver based on the comparison, wherein the radiation source is a laser, and the radiation receiver is a camera, the laser and the camera being arranged such that the laser is configured to emit a laser beam towards the camera.