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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Tobias Klinder, Uelzen, DE;
Robert Manzke, Sleepy Hollow, NY (US);
Raymond Chan, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tobias Klinder, Uelzen, DE;
Robert Manzke, Sleepy Hollow, NY (US);
Raymond Chan, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); A61B 1/267 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 5/066 (2013.01); G06T 19/003 (2013.01); A61B 1/2676 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2061 (2016.02);
Abstract
A system and method for shape sensing assistance in a medical procedure includes providing () a three-dimensional image of a distributed pathway system. A shape sensing enabled elongated device is introduced () into the pathway system. A shape of the elongated device in the pathway system is measured (). The shape is compared () with the three-dimensional image to determine whether a given path has been selected relative to a target.