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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Inventors:
Caroline Maleke, Bellevue, WA (US);
Chi Hyung Seo, Sammamish, WA (US);
Andrzej Milkowski, Issaquah, WA (US);
John Benson, Issaquah, WA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/06 (2006.01); B06B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/062 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/4254 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/4461 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); A61B 8/483 (2013.01); A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 8/06 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); A61B 8/488 (2013.01); A61B 8/5207 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00274 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3413 (2013.01); B06B 1/0292 (2013.01);
Abstract
To accurately generate the three-dimensional ultrasound data and/or determine the position of the ultrasound scan relative to pre-operative data, a tracking sensor is releasably connected with the ultrasound probe. The connection positions the tracking sensor near a distal end of the probe for insertion into the patient. A needle guide may be similarly releasably connected with the probe and, at least in part, inserted into the patient.