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Method and apparatus for positioning a device in a tubular organ

US8126241B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Michael Zarkh · Givat Shmuel, IL
Moshe Klaiman · Hadera, IL
Rami Evron · Nes Ziona, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2005
Grant date	Feb 28, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 19, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30101
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus and method for detecting, tracking and registering a device within a tubular organ of a subject. The devices include guide wire tip or therapeutic devices, and the detection and tracking uses fluoroscopic images taken prior to or during a catheterization operation. The devices are fused with images or projections of models depicting the tubular organs.

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