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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2025
Siemens Healthineers Ag, Forchheim, DE;
Alois Regensburger, Poxdorf, DE;
Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim, DE;
Abstract
A laser-based alignment assistance apparatus used to assist with alignment of an instrument for puncturing a subject, which may be used for an X-ray imaging system, includes a first line laser to produce a first laser beam in a first laser plane. The first laser beam is configured to produce a first laser line on a first surface line in a first sectional plane when the first sectional plane corresponds to the first laser plane. The laser-based alignment assistance apparatus includes a second line laser to produce a second laser beam in a second laser plane, and a point-like shielding element to produce a shadow line in the second laser plane. The second line laser is configured to display a shadow point on a second surface line in a second sectional plane when the first sectional plane and the second sectional plane are aligned.