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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nathaniel Kemp, Concord, MA (US);
Elizabeth Begin, Billerica, MA (US);
Badr Elmaanaoui, Billerica, MA (US);
Assignee:
VOLCANO CORPORATION, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/62 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01B 9/02 (2006.01); G01M 11/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01); G01N 21/27 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 5/0066 (2013.01); A61B 5/0073 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61B 5/7257 (2013.01); G01B 9/02004 (2013.01); G01B 9/02057 (2013.01); G01B 9/02069 (2013.01); G01B 9/02083 (2013.01); G01B 9/02091 (2013.01); G01M 11/31 (2013.01); G01N 21/4795 (2013.01); G01B 2290/25 (2013.01); G01N 21/274 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed automatic calibration systems and methods provide a repeatable way to detect internal catheter reflections and to shift the internal catheter reflections to calibrate an image.