HANDHELD SCANNER FOR RAPID REGISTRATION IN A MEDICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM

A handheld scanner is provided for use in registering a patient for a medical procedure with a medical navigation system. The handheld scanner has a housing having a main body portion having a first send and a second end and a handle portion having a first end and a second end with the second end at...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors KHAN, OMAR TAQREIZ AHMAD, KHERADPIR, LEILA, DUPONT, KYLE RICHARD, SHAH, KISHAN HITESH, JANKOWSKI, JAKUB, NG, SAMSON, SRIMOHANARAJAH, KIRUSHA
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 02.02.2017
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:A handheld scanner is provided for use in registering a patient for a medical procedure with a medical navigation system. The handheld scanner has a housing having a main body portion having a first send and a second end and a handle portion having a first end and a second end with the second end attached to the second end of the main body portion with a bridge portion. The handheld scanner further has a circuit board contained in the housing, a processor connected to the circuit board,, a light emitter contained in the main body portion and connected to the circuit board, a light detector contained in the main body portion and connected to the circuit board, and a button connected to the circuit board and located on the second end of the handle portion. The button is engageable by a thumb of a hand holding the handle portion.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20152994024