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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2017
Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Acclarent, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Itzhak Fang, Irvine, CA (US);
Noam Rachli, Hadera, IL;
Yoav Pinsky, Bet Keshet, IL;
Itamar Bustan, Zichron Ya'acov, IL;
Jetmir Palushi, Irvine, CA (US);
Zvi Dekel, Zichron Yaakov, IL;
BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD., Yokneam, IL;
ACCLARENT, INC., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Physicians performing invasive procedures utilize instruments inserted into a human body to perform the procedures. Such procedures typically involve actions to be performed on specific targeted anatomical structures. During the procedure, nearby anatomical structures unrelated to the procedure should generally be avoided. A system and techniques are provided herein for monitoring the position of such unrelated nearby anatomical structures relative to one or more surgical instruments. The system emits a warning to a human operator such as a surgeon if one of the instruments is too close to a monitored anatomical structure.