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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2007
Nora T. Tgavalekos, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Dun Alex LI, Salem, NH (US);
Peter Traneus Anderson, Andover, MA (US);
Jonathan David Schiff, Andover, MA (US);
Nora T. Tgavalekos, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Dun Alex Li, Salem, NH (US);
Peter Traneus Anderson, Andover, MA (US);
Jonathan David Schiff, Andover, MA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A surgical navigation system including an ultrasound catheter is disclosed herein. The ultrasound catheter includes a flexible catheter housing defining a distal end, a transducer array disposed at least partially within the catheter housing, and a motor coupled with the transducer array. The motor is configured to rotate the transducer array in order to image a three-dimensional volume. The ultrasound catheter also includes a tracking element adapted to provide an estimate of a position and/or orientation of the distal end of the catheter housing. The tracking element is disposed within the catheter housing and immediately adjacent to the distal end.