Introducing Polaris IFC™
Beyond Verification: Now You Can Check and Correct.
The Polaris IFC™ (In-Field Calibration) tool enables easy on-site accuracy checks and corrections of the Polaris Lyra® Optical Tracker. Whether on the OEM manufacturing floor or in a clinical setting, this innovation helps ensure uninterrupted workflows and optimal tracking precision.
Confidence in Every Measurement
Due to cumulative use, mechanical impacts, and environmental factors experienced over time, even the most advanced Optical tracking systems experience natural accuracy drift. In image-guided OEM applications, maintaining Optical Tracker accuracy is essential to preserve performance reliability.
Typical Use Cases
Polaris IFC™ provides an efficient solution for use in the following typical cases:
Key Benefits
Convenient
Perform accuracy checks anytime and anywhere, with a compact, portable design.
Easy
Complete checks in under 2 minutes*; accuracy corrections in under 10 minutes*.
Dependable
Stay informed as your Optical Tracker approaches the need for an accuracy correction with near-threshold warnings.
*Typical workflows completed by trained personnel following NDI instructions
Proactive Performance Monitoring
By integrating the Polaris IFC™ workflow into routine maintenance, OEMs can detect performance degradation early and act proactively, maintaining long-term system integrity and customer confidence.
Choose Your Workflow
The Polaris IFC™ operates through two streamlined workflows:
Quick Check
Perform a quick accuracy check to verify the Optical Tracker accuracy.
Check & Correct
Perform a thorough accuracy check and correction of the Optical Tracker if needed.
Testimonials
In-field correction will minimize the number of units we carry in our spare pool. The savings on inventory and carrying costs, and being able to react faster for our customers, is ideal.
The Polaris IFC™ workflow is easy to learn and the results are clear.
Polaris IFC™ is easier to handle, especially for less experienced users, which makes it much faster.
The NDI Polaris IFC™ training video gave me what I needed to use the product confidently.
*Testimonials reflect feedback collected from multiple OEM Lyra® users during the Polaris IFC™ Alpha and Beta phases.
Individual experiences may vary and do not guarantee future performance.
Trade in your AAK for Polaris IFC™ through our exclusive upgrade program for Polaris Lyras and receive preferred pricing.
A compact Optical Tracker delivering reliable tracking performance in confined workflows and localized clinical applications.
Interested in conducting accuracy checks directly on-site?
Minimize service disruptions while ensuring consistent measurement accuracy.