Surgical tool navigation using sensor fusion
US12064191B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/0233
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for a catheter in a luminal network including capturing images via an optical sensor, comparing the captured images to pre-operative images, identifying fiducials in the captured images that correspond to fiducials in the pre-operative images; and depicting the position of the catheter in a three-dimensional (3D) model or two-dimensional (2D) images derived from the pre-operative images.
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