Tracker holder assembly
US7832114B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/4245
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided herein are devices and methods for mounting variously configured medical imaging probes to a tracker assembly for imaging applications. In one aspect, a tracker assembly provides multiple degrees of freedom for positioning a probe relative to a patient and/or maintaining a probe in a desired location for imaging purposes. The tracker generates location information that may be utilized as frame of reference information for acquired images. In another aspect a holding device allows for interfacing/holding differently configured probes in a common orientation to a predetermined frame of reference.
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