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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/12 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61B 6/463 (2013.01); A61B 6/466 (2013.01); A61B 6/469 (2013.01);
Abstract
A navigation system for use in a luminal network of a patient, such as the airways, that is able to analyze a three-dimensional model of the luminal network and automatically determine a pathway from an entry point to a designated target. The system further automatically assigns waypoints along the determined pathway in order to assist a physician in navigating a probe to the designated target.