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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2021
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Molly Lara Flexman, Melrose, MA (US);
Torre Michele Bydlon, Melrose, MA (US);
Sean Kyne, Brookline, MA (US);
Alvin Chen, Cambridge, MA (US);
KOINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A system is provided for guiding an interventional instrument () to an internal target in a subject. The system includes a guide device () configured to rest on an outer surface of the subject and a shape sensing device (). The guide device includes a holder () configured to receive the interventional instrument () and to provide an entry trajectory of the interventional instrument () for guiding the interventional instrument () to the target; and a fastener () attached to a portion of the guide device (). The shape sensing device () provides shape sensing data indicating a shape of at least a portion of the shape sensing device () secured to the guide device () by the fastener (). The shape sensing data enables determination of a position and orientation of the guide device () on the outer surface of the subject.
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