Navigational guidance via computer-assisted fluoroscopic imaging
US6470207B1 · kind B1 · utility
661Cited by
149References
23Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0166
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Digital x-ray images taken before a surgical procedure by a fluoroscopic C-arm imager are displayed by a computer and overlaid with graphical representations of instruments be used in the operating room. The graphical representations are updated in real-time to correspond to movement of the instruments in the operating room. A number of different techniques are described that aid the physician in planning and carrying out the surgical procedure.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.