System and method for navigating within the lung

US11026644B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Covidien LP · US

Inventors

• Andrew E. Brown · Windom, US
• David Miel · Minneapolis, US
• Matthew W. Baker · Edina, US
• Dorian Averbuch · Ramat HaSharon, IL
• Eyal Klein · Nes Ziona, IL
• Oren P. Weingarten · Hod HaSharon, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 25, 2017
• Grant date: Jun 8, 2021
• Expiry date: Dec 31, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2034/2051
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Methods and systems for navigating to a target through a patient's bronchial tree are disclosed including a bronchoscope, a probe insertable into a working channel of the bronchoscope and including a location sensor, and a workstation in operative communication with the probe and the bronchoscope, the workstation including a user interface that guides a user through a navigation plan and is configured to present a central navigation view including a plurality of views configured for assisting the user in navigating the bronchoscope through central airways of the patient's bronchial tree toward the target, a peripheral navigation view including a plurality of views configured for assisting the user in navigating the probe through peripheral airways of the patient's bronchial tree to the target, and a target alignment view including a plurality of views configured for assisting the user in aligning a distal tip of the probe with the target.