This invention discloses a method for adjusting the optical axis consistency of an electro-optical tracker in an outdoor environment. The method includes: determining the horizontal center of the laserranging of the electro-optical tracker based on the horizontal target; keeping the pitch angle of the electro-optical tracker constant, adjusting the visible light device and infrared device of the electro-optical tracker along the horizontal direction; determining a horizontally oriented and stationary object as the vertical target within the neighborhood of the horizontal target; determining the vertical center of the laserranging of the electro-optical tracker; and adjusting the visible light device and infrared device of the electro-optical tracker along the vertical direction. This invention achieves optical axis consistency for laser, visible light, and infrared light in an outdoor environment without the need for external debugging devices or professional optical axis adjustment devices.
The present disclosure describes a hybridnavigation system comprising two or more data acquisition apparatuses of different types that addresses limitations of current methods. In some embodiments, the two or more data acquisition apparatuses include at least one structured light three-dimensional scanner-based navigation system and at least one other navigation system (e.g., including but not limited to stereoscopic, ultrasound, electromagnetic, and / or intraoperative imaging). The hybrid approach improves real-time anatomical tracking, reduces the invasiveness of pin-based optical trackers, and maintains compatibility with established workflows. The principles of this disclosure extend across diverse surgical applications, offering enhanced accuracy, flexibility, and efficiency in both traditional and next-generation navigation environments.
An optical tracker and a surgical device, the surgical device including a shaft defining a longitudinal axis, wherein the shaft has a first shaft portion configured to be inserted into a patient and a second shaft portion configured to be located outside the patient when the first shaft portion is inserted in the patient. The surgical device further includes an actuation member actuatable relative to the first shaft portion and an operation member operable relative to the second shaft portion, the operation member configured to actuate the actuation member when operated. In addition, the surgical device includes a tracker coupled with the operation member such that operation of the operation member causes the tracker to move relative to the shaft (e.g., rotate about the longitudinal axis).