Hybrid robotic-image plane control of a tee probe

US12257104B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

• Paul Thienphrapa · Baltimore, US
• Sean Joseph Kyne · Brookline, US
• Molly Lara Flexman · New York, US
• Ameet Kumar Jain · Boston, US
• Sibo Li · Waltham, US
• Kunal Vaidya · Boston, US
• Marcin Arkadiusz Balicki · Baltimore, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 8, 2020
• Grant date: Mar 25, 2025
• Expiry date: Nov 13, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/3784
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The following relates generally to systems and methods of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) automation. Some aspects relate to a TEE probe with ultrasonic transducers on a distal end of the TEE probe. In some implementations, if a target is in a field of view (FOV) of the ultrasonic transducers, an electronic beam steering of the probe is adjusted; if the target is at an edge of the FOV, both the electronic beam steering and mechanical joints of the probe are adjusted; and if the target is not in the FOV, only the mechanical joints of the probe are adjusted.