Method of creating an image of an anatomical feature where the feature is within a patient's body
US5749362A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 12, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45166
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention comprises an instrument which is placed in relation to the designated object and which is capable of sending information about the object to a computer. Image processing methods are used to generated images of the object and determine positional information about it. This information can be used as input to robotic devices or can be rendered, in various ways (video graphics, speech synthesis), to a human user. Various input apparatus are attached to the transmitting or other used instruments to provide control inputs to the computer.
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