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System for tracking and imaging a treatment probe

US10869650B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Covidien LP · US

Inventors

Morgan L. Hill · San Francisco, US
Eric W. Larson · Commerce City, US
Jeetendra Bharadwaj · Memphis, US
Nikhil P. Mankar · Pune, IN
Robert J. Behnke, II · Erie, US
Casey M. Ladtkow · Erie, US
William J. Dickhans · Longmont, US
Arlen J. Reschke · Longmont, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 3, 2015
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 1, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2034/2051
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system includes a treatment probe, a first tracking sensor configured to track a location of the treatment probe, an ultrasound imager, a second tracking sensor configured to track a location of the ultrasound imager, and a tracking system. The ultrasound imager generates real-time ultrasound images. The tracking system receives location information from the first and second tracking sensors, tracks the location of the treatment probe and the location of the ultrasound imager, and displays the real-time ultrasound images and a representation of the treatment probe in one or more pre-stored images.

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