Covidien LP

Given Imaging Ltd.

Ryan Sohlden

Joseph D Brannan

Darion R Peterson

Casey M Ladtkow

Darren G Girotto

Matthew Hemstreet

David W Blue

Ryan S Goss

Sharif Razzaque

Dori Peleg

Iddo Ambor

Orit Elkayam

Eva Niv

Avishag Spillinger

Sherry L Fox

The visualization method includes displaying three-dimensional image data of at least one anatomical feature of a patient, receiving user input of the target for placing an ablation needle in the at least one anatomical feature of the patient, determining the position and orientation of the ablation needle based on the user input, displaying an image of a virtual ablation needle in the three-dimensional image data of the at least one anatomical feature of the patient according to the determined position and orientation, receiving user input of parameters of operating the ablation needle, and displaying a three-dimensional representation of the result of operating the ablation needle according to the input parameters.

Systems and methods for ablation visualization

Systems and methods may display and/or provide analysis of a number of selected images of a patients gastrointestinal tract collected in-vivo by a swallowable capsule. Images may be displayed for review (e.g., as a study) and/or for further analysis by a user. A subset of images representing the stream of images and automatically selected according to a first selection method may be displayed. On user input, additional images corresponding to a currently displayed image may be displayed, where the additional images are automatically selected according to a second selection method. The second selection method may be based on a relation between images of the stream of in-vivo images and the currently displayed image.

Systems and methods for generating and displaying a study of a stream of in-vivo images

A method of planning path for a surgical instrument is provided for use during a surgical procedure. The method includes identifying a treatment target in images of a patient to be treated during a surgical procedure, determining dimensions of the patient, a surgical instrument, and an external obstruction, and determining a path to guide the surgical instrument to the treatment target during the surgical procedure. The surgical instrument is configured to be used during the surgical procedure. The external obstruction is an object external to the patient's body that interferes with one or more potential paths of the surgical instrument. The path is determined such that the surgical instrument avoids the external obstruction based on the determined dimensions of the surgical instrument and the determined dimensions of the external obstruction.

Method and system for planning a surgical instrument path

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Lyons, CO, United States of America

Ryan Sohlden