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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Canon U.s.a., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Inventors:
Hualei Shelley Zhang, Brookline, MA (US);
Takahisa Kato, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
Canon U.S.A., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 1/00043 (2013.01); A61B 1/00096 (2013.01); A61B 1/00174 (2013.01); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for medical applications and, more particularly, to steerable flexible medical devices applicable to guide tools and devices in medical procedures, including endoscopes, cameras, and catheters are provided. The apparatuses and methods also include generating a panoramic image of an interior of a branching structure at or near the distal end of the flexible medical device wherein the panoramic image is generated based on the images of the branching structure.