Method for precision planning, guidance, and placement of probes within a body
US12186137B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 25, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/10136
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for navigating a probe to a location within a body of a patient, the method comprising visualizing a three-dimensional image of a region of a body of a patient; receiving a selection of a target location within said three-dimensional image of a region of a patient's body; determining and visualizing a preferred pathway for the probe to follow from an external entry point on the patient's body to the target location; visualizing the preferred pathway for the probe simultaneously with an indication of the current actual position of the probe in real time such that the simultaneous visualizations enables a user to align the current actual position of the probe with the preferred pathway; and updating and visualizing an indication of the current actual position of the probe in real time as the probe is advanced to the target location.
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