Medical system, method, and storage medium concerning a natural orifice transluminal medical procedure
US8155728B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical system includes a catheter, a sensor, 3-D image data representative of a patient, and a computer. The catheter has a catheter distal end insertable into a natural orifice of a body lumen of the patient. The sensor is disposable proximate the catheter distal end and is adapted to provide position data. The computer is adapted: to receive an indication from a user of a medical target selected for a medical procedure which uses at least the catheter and which is to be performed within the patient; and to indicate to the user position information of the catheter distal end relative to the medical target using at least the 3-D image data and the position data. A storage medium contains a program readable by a computer which instructs the computer to perform the previously described steps. A method for assisting a medical procedure performs the above-described steps.
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