Abstract: The invention relates to a medical instrument identification setup, comprising a sensor carrier, configured to be removably arranged in a lumen of a medical instrument. The sensor carrier has at least two localizers, the localizers each being configured for providing a sensor signal representing position and orientation of the respective localizer. The medical instrument identification setup further comprises a position detection system that is configured for determining position and orientation of the at least two localizers in a position detection system's coordinate system from received sensor signals. The medical instrument identification setup has a calibration device and a calibration unit, the calibration device being configured such that its position and orientation in the position detection system's coordinate system can be determined by the position detection system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically registering an object, the method comprising the steps of providing a preoperatively obtained model of the object, providing at least one marker carrier having a plurality of fluoroscopically detectable makers and at least one marker localization element fixed on it, wherein the at least one marker localization element being configured to provide a sensor signal representing position and orientation of the marker localization element in an electromagnetic field, and relative distance and orientation between at least one marker localization element and at least one marker of the plurality of markers are known, arranging the at least one marker carrier on an outer surface of the object, generating at least one fluoroscopic image of at least one marker carrier arranged on the outer surface together with at least one segment of the object in such a way that at least two markers of at least one marker carrier are visible in the generated fluoroscopic image tog

Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical kit, for performing minimally invasive spine surgery. The surgical kit comprises a position detection system, configured for detecting position and orientation of localizers from received sensor signals in the position detection system's coordinate system. The surgical kit also comprises a sensor carrier, configured to be removably arranged in a lumen of a medical instrument, the sensor carrier having at least two localizers, the localizers each being configured for providing a sensor signal representing position and orientation of the respective localizer. Furthermore, the surgical kit comprises a plurality of medical instruments having a lumen in which the sensor carrier can be removably arranged for connecting the respective medical instrument to the position detection system.