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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2015
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Jonathan Karl Burkholz, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Jeff O'Bryan, Murray, UT (US);
Siddarth K. Shevgoor, Sandy, UT (US);
Yiping Ma, Layton, UT (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A wearable electronic device configured to be worn by a user while performing an invasive procedure for enhancing visualization of desired anatomical structures is provided. The wearable electronic device includes: a housing; at least one imaging sensor associated with the housing; and a visual display integrally formed with or associated with the housing. The device is configured to acquire an image of an invasive access site of a patient with the at least one imaging sensor, process the image to determine a location of a desired anatomical structure, and display a virtual trace of the location to the user via the visual display.