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Aurora® / 3D Guidance® Comparison
The Aurora and 3D Guidance solutions share a common foundation of advanced product engineering, expert integration, and superior tracking performance. Their distinct characteristics provide near-countless opportunities for adapting EM tracking technology to the OEM’s vision for image-guided surgery and interventions. For comparison purposes, the Aurora Planar 20-20 Field Generator and 3D Guidance Mid-Range Transmitter, and Aurora 610176 sensor and 3G Guidance Model 800 sensor, were used.
Performance1,2
AuroraDome Volume (RMS) | 3D GuidanceMRT Volume (RMS) | |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy (6DOF Sensor) | ||
| – Position | 0.70 mm† | 1.40 mm |
| – Orientation | 0.30° | 0.50° |
| Measurement Rate | 40 Hz | 80 Hz default; configurable from 20-255 Hz |
| Measurement Volume Defined by | Field Generator | Sensor‡ |
| Measurement Volume/Tracking Distance | 660 mm dome radius | 660 mm max. distance |
Core Components1,2
AuroraDome Volume (RMS) | 3D GuidanceMRT Volume (RMS) | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Core Components | 4: Field Generator, Sensor Interface Unit, System Control Unit, Sensor | 3: Transmitter, Electronics Unit, Sensor |
| Implementation Format | Configuration Required | Ready-to-Use |
| Dimensions (LxWxH) | Planar 20-20 FG: 200 x 200 x 71 mm | MRT: 96 x 96 x 96 mm |
| Weight | Planar 20-20 FG: 2.6 kg | MRT: 2.3 kg |
| Number of Standard Field Generators or Transmitters | 5 | 2 |
| Number of Standard Sensors | 9 | 5 |
| Number of Ready-to-Use Tools | 6 | 1 |
Sensor Tracking
AuroraDome Volume (RMS) | 3D GuidanceMRT Volume (RMS) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sensor Format | Integration Required | Fully Assembled |
| Sensor Type | 6DOF and 5DOF | 6DOF only |
| Disposable or Reusable Sensors | Disposable and Reusable | Reusable |
| Maximum Number of Tracked Sensors | Up to 32 5DOF or 16 6DOF sensors* | Up to 16 6DOF sensors** |
| Simultaneous Tracking of Different Sensor Models | Yes† | Yes‡ |
* Volumetric accuracy. All data collected with the Aurora V3 System in an environment free of electromagnetic disturbances.
** More Available
† Typical results. The accuracy of specific sensors will vary.
‡ Accuracy depends on tool design and the presence of metal. Note: Results based on more than 1000 random positions and orientations distributed throughout the characterized volume.
Aurora® / 3D Guidance®
Aurora
Our premier electromagnetic tracking solution, which combines unrivalled measurement accuracy and expert customization for the most intricate OEM interventional applications.
3D Guidance
Our quality electromagnetic tracking solution, which features ready-to-integrate solution components and sensors for rapid OEM product development and time to market.
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NDI stays the course with its partners, ensuring that they get to market faster. We understand that system design is only one piece of your complex path to market. Through our dedicated account management, integration, and technical support teams, we invest in all stages of the product development life cycle- from initial concept creation, through subsystem design, cost, performance optimizations, and the critically important high-volume factory calibration process.
Technology Overview
NDI’s Aurora and 3D Guidance electromagnetic (EM) tracking solutions technology generate a defined EM field in which EM micro-sensors are tracked requiring no line of sight.
Integration
NDI’s optical measurement and electromagnetic tracking solutions can be tailored to your unique tracking application through diverse customization and integration options.
Resources
Learn more about NDI’s optical measurement and electromagnetic tracking solutions through our collection of videos, articles and datasheets. Navigate the possibilities for your unique OEM surgical instrument.
Legal Disclaimer
NDI tracking and measurement products are general metrology components that can be integrated into customer products, research experiments, and/or as components of medical devices that require precision measurement and tracking. While NDI components and technology can be integrated into original equipment manufacturer (OEM) medical devices, they are not specifically intended for a given application and, as such, have not been developed or manufactured in accordance with medical device standards. It remains the responsibility of the OEM customer or end-user to determine and test the suitability of NDI components and technology for their intended use, including performing any required ethics approval, verification, and validation required to demonstrate suitability and compliance. System-level testing, certification, and validation are the responsibility of the original equipment manufacturer or the applicable end-user and should be completed prior to the use of NDI products or technologies in any application.