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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2013
Inneroptic Technology, Inc., Hillsborough, NC (US);
Caroline Green, Carrborro, NC (US);
Brian Heaney, Durham, NC (US);
Sharif Razzaque, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Andrei State, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
InnerOptic Technology, Inc., Hillsborough, NC (US);
Abstract
A system and method for providing image guidance for placement of one or more medical devices at a target location. The system receives emplacement information of medical devices within a predetermined area. The system calculates a viewing angle in a virtual 3D space of a plurality of virtual medical devices corresponding to the plurality of medical devices. The system also causes a display device to display the plurality of virtual medical devices based at least on the calculated viewing angle.