Robotically assisted medical ultrasound
US6425865B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/506
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for medical ultrasound in which the ultrasound probe is positioned by a robot arm under the shared control of the ultrasound operator and the computer is proposed. The system comprises a robot arm design suitable for diagnostic ultrasound, a passive or active hand-controller, and a computer system to co-ordinate the motion and forces of the robot and hand-controller as a function of operator input, sensed parameters and ultrasound images.
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