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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Sonacare Medical, Llc, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventor:
Mark Carol, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
SONACARE MEDICAL, LLC, , NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 34/76 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2063 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2068 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02); A61B 2034/302 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02);
Abstract
An apparatus for and a method of performing sonasurgery may include a room coordinate system and at least one probe with localization technology. A position of the probe may be tracked continuously during the course of a procedure so that its position is known and updated relative to a preoperative MRI/CT.