The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2020
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Mckee Dunn Poland, Andover, MA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An ultrasound device is provided for imaging an anatomical region. The ultrasound device includes an ultrasound probe (). The ultrasound device further includes a medical instrument () having an ultrasound transducer () mounted thereto. The ultrasound device also includes a hardware processor () configured to render a Region Of Interest (ROI) relative to a distal end of the medical instrument on an ultrasound image displayed on a display device, and selectively perform a dynamic ROI refinement as the medical instrument is moved through the anatomical region to increase a location precision of the distal end of the medical instrument in the ultrasound image. The dynamic ROI refinement is generated in accordance with physical characteristics of the medical instrument and a recorded path of movement of the medical instrument through the anatomical region determined based on acoustic pulses transmitted between the ultrasound probe () and the ultrasound transducer ().