Patent ID: 8131344

Claim:
System for registering a first coordinate system with a second coordinate system relative to the body of a patient, the system comprising: a first medical positioning system for detecting a first position and orientation of the body of a patient relative to a first coordinate system, said first medical positioning system being associated with and coupled with an imager, said imager acquiring at least one image from the body, said imager producing an image by associating said at least one image with said first position and orientation; a second medical positioning system for detecting a second position and orientation of the body of a patient relative to a second coordinate system, said second medical positioning system is separate from said first medical positioning system, said second medical positioning system being associated with and coupled with a medical intervention device, said medical intervention device is different from said first imager, said second medical positioning system associating said device with said second position and orientation; and a registering module coupled with said medical intervention device and with said second medical positioning system, said registering module registering said first coordinate system with said second coordinate system, according to said first position and orientation and said second position and orientation detected relative to the respective first and second coordinate systems.