Anatomical feature tracking
US12414823B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/40494
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Anatomical feature tracking involves advancing a medical instrument to a treatment site of a patient, the medical instrument comprising an imaging device, generating a first image of at least a portion of the treatment site using the imaging device of the medical instrument when a distal end of the medical instrument is in a first position, generating a first silhouette of a first target anatomical feature represented in the first image, generating a second image of at least a portion of the treatment site using the imaging device of the medical instrument when the distal end of the medical instrument is in a second position, generating a second silhouette of a second target anatomical feature represented in the second image, and determining a target position at the treatment site based at least in part on the first silhouette and the second silhouette.
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