US 12,238,433 B2
Systems and methods for tracking objects
Jochen Breisacher, Teningen (DE); David Hofmann, Freiburg (DE); Emeric Umbdenstock, Freiburg (DE); Jonathan Morgan, Biscayne Park, FL (US); and Paul Hoekstra, Kalamazoo, MI (US)
Assigned to MAKO Surgical Corp., Weston, FL (US)
Filed by MAKO Surgical Corp., Weston, FL (US)
Filed on Mar. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/616,266.
Application 18/616,266 is a continuation of application No. 18/213,360, filed on Jun. 23, 2023, granted, now 12,003,869.
Application 18/213,360 is a continuation of application No. 17/972,625, filed on Oct. 25, 2022, granted, now 11,723,726, issued on Aug. 15, 2023.
Application 17/972,625 is a continuation of application No. 17/317,191, filed on May 11, 2021, granted, now 11,510,740, issued on Nov. 29, 2022.
Application 17/317,191 is a continuation of application No. 16/441,645, filed on Jun. 14, 2019, granted, now 11,007,018, issued on May 18, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/685,470, filed on Jun. 15, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0267641 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 25/44 (2023.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); H04N 13/243 (2018.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01); H04N 23/61 (2023.01); H04N 25/40 (2023.01); H04N 25/443 (2023.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01); H04N 25/42 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 25/44 (2023.01) [A61B 34/20 (2016.02); H04N 13/243 (2018.05); H04N 23/60 (2023.01); H04N 23/61 (2023.01); H04N 25/40 (2023.01); H04N 25/443 (2023.01); A61B 2034/2046 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2057 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2065 (2016.02); A61B 34/70 (2016.02); H04N 23/695 (2023.01); H04N 25/42 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A surgical navigation system for tracking an object within an operating room, the surgical navigation system comprising:
a camera unit including:
a housing;
a first stereoscopic sensing system coupled to the housing and comprising sensing elements adapted to sense light;
a second stereoscopic sensing system coupled to the housing and comprising sensing elements adapted to sense light; and
a controller in communication with the first and second stereoscopic sensing systems, and wherein the controller is configured to:
utilize the first stereoscopic sensing system to sense light from the object and track the object according to a first resolution;
utilize the second stereoscopic sensing system to sense light from the object and track the object according to a second resolution that is lower than the first resolution;
obtain data related to the object from the second stereoscopic sensing system; and
modify control of the sensing elements of the first stereoscopic sensing system based on the data of the object obtained by the second stereoscopic sensing system.