DE69710211D1 - Verbesserungen bezüglich einer orientierungsdetektoranordnung - Google Patents

Verbesserungen bezüglich einer orientierungsdetektoranordnung

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DE69710211D1
DE69710211D1 DE69710211T DE69710211T DE69710211D1 DE 69710211 D1 DE69710211 D1 DE 69710211D1 DE 69710211 T DE69710211 T DE 69710211T DE 69710211 T DE69710211 T DE 69710211T DE 69710211 D1 DE69710211 D1 DE 69710211D1
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detector
component
transmitter
detector arrangement
orientation
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Douglas Harwood
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Prosurgics Ltd
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Armstrong Healthcare Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/00002—Operational features of endoscopes
    • A61B1/00039—Operational features of endoscopes provided with input arrangements for the user
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/16—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
    • G01S5/163—Determination of attitude
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
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    • G02B27/01—Head-up displays
    • G02B27/017—Head mounted
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/50—Constructional details
    • H04N23/555—Constructional details for picking-up images in sites, inaccessible due to their dimensions or hazardous conditions, e.g. endoscopes or borescopes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/04—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances
    • A61B1/05—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances characterised by the image sensor, e.g. camera, being in the distal end portion
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    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/36—Image-producing devices or illumination devices not otherwise provided for
    • A61B2090/363—Use of fiducial points
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61B2090/3945—Active visible markers, e.g. light emitting diodes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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    • A61B90/39—Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers
    • A61B2090/397—Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers electromagnetic other than visible, e.g. microwave
    • A61B2090/3975—Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers electromagnetic other than visible, e.g. microwave active
    • A61B2090/3979—Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers electromagnetic other than visible, e.g. microwave active infrared
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/50—Supports for surgical instruments, e.g. articulated arms
    • A61B2090/502—Headgear, e.g. helmet, spectacles
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/01—Head-up displays
    • G02B27/0101—Head-up displays characterised by optical features
    • G02B2027/0138—Head-up displays characterised by optical features comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
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    • G02B27/01—Head-up displays
    • G02B27/0179—Display position adjusting means not related to the information to be displayed
    • G02B2027/0187—Display position adjusting means not related to the information to be displayed slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/01—Head-up displays
    • G02B2027/0192—Supplementary details
    • G02B2027/0198—System for aligning or maintaining alignment of an image in a predetermined direction

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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DE69710211T 1996-11-18 1997-10-21 Verbesserungen bezüglich einer orientierungsdetektoranordnung Expired - Lifetime DE69710211T2 (de)

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GBGB9623911.6A GB9623911D0 (en) 1996-11-18 1996-11-18 Improvements in or relating to an orientation detector arrangement
PCT/GB1997/002910 WO1998022832A1 (en) 1996-11-18 1997-10-21 Improvements in or relating to an orientation detector arrangement

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EP (1) EP0938684B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE212728T1 (de)
DE (1) DE69710211T2 (de)
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WO (1) WO1998022832A1 (de)

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ATE212728T1 (de) 2002-02-15
GB9623911D0 (en) 1997-01-08
EP0938684B1 (de) 2002-01-30
US6239874B1 (en) 2001-05-29
EP0938684A1 (de) 1999-09-01
DE69710211T2 (de) 2002-10-17

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