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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2003
Isaac Ostrovsky, Wellesley, MA (US);
William E. Webler, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Mark S. Buhr, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Isaac Ostrovsky, Wellesley, MA (US);
William E. Webler, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Mark S. Buhr, Newport Beach, CA (US);
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
An improved medical imaging system preferably includes an imaging device having a housing, an imaging transducer, and a position marker coupled near the imaging transducer. The system further includes a motor capable of driving the imaging transducer in a generally longitudinal direction relative to the housing. Data obtained from tracking the position marker may be cross-correlated with data obtained from the imaging transducer. In one aspect, the position marker may be a sensor capable of communicating with a medical positioning system.