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Methods and systems for guiding an emission to a target

US8954132B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Jean-Pierre Hubschman · Los Angeles, US
Steven Schwartz · Pelham, US
Jason Tomas Wilson · Redwood City, US
Tsu-Chin Tsao · Manhattan Beach, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 12, 2010
Grant date	Feb 10, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 6, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30244
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed are methods and systems for guiding emissions to a target. The methods and systems utilize, in part, Markerless Tracking software to detect a beam of energy, such as a laser, toward a target such as a tissue that is the subject of a medical procedure.

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