Wrong level surgery prevention

US10028790B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Brainlab AG · DE

Inventors

• Robert Essenreiter · Munich, DE
• Manfred Weiser · Munich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 19, 2013
• Grant date: Jul 24, 2018
• Expiry date: May 7, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/3762
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of relating a position (pos(selected)) of an anatomical structure (3) and a position of an image feature representing the anatomical structure in a medical image (11), the method being constituted to be executed by a computer and comprising: a) acquiring information about the position of a medical imaging apparatus (1) at the beginning (pos(start)) and at the end (pos(end)) of acquiring medical image information describing a medical image (11) of at least a part of a patient's body (2) comprising the anatomical structure (3), wherein the medical imaging apparatus (1) is moved while it is used for acquiring the medical image information; b) acquiring imaging information about a relationship between the movement of the medical imaging apparatus and the acquisition of the medical image information; c) acquiring, based on the position of the medical imaging apparatus at the beginning (pos(start)) and at the end (pos(end)) of acquiring the medical image information, information about a predominant direction of movement (z) of the medical imaging apparatus (1); d) acquiring information about the position of a pointer means (12) in the predominant directi…