System and method for determining the location of a catheter during an intra-body medical procedure
US6711429B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B90/36
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method of displaying at least one point-of-interest of a body during an intra-body medical procedure. The method is effected by (a) establishing a location of the body; (b) establishing a location of an imaging instrument being for imaging at least a portion of the body; (c) defining at least one projection plane being in relation to a projection plane of the imaging instrument; (d) acquiring at least one point-of-interest of the body; and (c) projection said at least one point-of-interest on said at least one projection plane; such that, in course of the procedure, the locations of the body and the imaging instrument are known, thereby the at least one point-of-interest is projectable on the at least one projection plane even in cases whereby a relative location of the body and the imaging instrument are changed.
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