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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2024
Applicant:
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Inventors:
Michael D. Ketcha, Brookline, MA (US);
Patrick A. Helm, Canton, MA (US);
Kyo C. Jin, Durham, NH (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Lafayette, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2024.01); A61B 6/08 (2006.01); A61B 6/40 (2024.01); A61B 6/42 (2024.01); A61B 6/58 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/54 (2013.01); A61B 6/08 (2013.01); A61B 6/4028 (2013.01); A61B 6/4233 (2013.01); A61B 6/588 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating an image apparatus and the imaging apparatus. The method operable to acquire image data of an object with a detector in a selected orientation. The method further operable to acquire image data at an effective detector larger than a physical detector. The image apparatus configured carry out the method.