Computer guided cryosurgery
US6139544A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/378
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for assisting surgeons in performing cryosurgery of the prostate by calculating optimal positions for cryoprobes and providing display based templates for overlay over an ultrasound image display, and displaying actual cryoprobe ultrasound images together with template images so that the surgeon may compare suggested and actual placement of the cryoprobes, and adjust placement accordingly.
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