Catheter detection, tracking and virtual image reconstruction
US10952687B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3966
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter and related X-ray imaging system for detection, tracking, and virtual image reconstruction is disclosed. The catheter and imaging system allow for the visualization of the catheter or a part of the catheter such as the tip during procedures that would otherwise obscure the catheter or part of the catheter from view. An example of such a procedure is the deployment of a coil in an aneurysm where the radiodense nature of many coil materials would otherwise make detection and tracking of the catheter tip difficult or impossible. The catheter has detectable markers that provide information to an imaging system regarding the coordinates of the catheter or catheter tip and the direction of the catheter tip during clinical procedures.
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