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US 2015/0305631 A1Published application
Real-Time Relationship Between Geometries of an Instrument and a Structure
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsRyan P. Lahm, Melissa Gene Tanner Christie, Eric A. Schilling
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for illustrating a geometry of a structure and a geometry of an instrument. The system can implement a set of instructions to assist in determining an appropriateness of positioning a selected instrument at a location. The system may display the geometry of the structure and/or the geometry of the instrument.
Claims24
A system to illustrate an instrument geometry relative to a selected geometry of a structure, comprising:
- a display device configured to display at least one of a geometric configuration of an instrument or a geometric configuration of a structure;
- and
- a processor device configured to execute instructions to:
- access structure data;
- analyze the accessed structure data to determine the geometric configuration of at least a portion of the structure;
- and
- generate a plot of the geometric configuration of at least the portion of the structure relative to a geometric configuration of the instrument.
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A system for illustrating relationships, comprising:
- a memory system configured to store a geometric configuration of at least one instrument;
- an input system configured to allow input from a user;
- a processor system configured to execute instructions to:
- prepare image data of a structure;
- analyze the prepared image data to determine geometric configuration of the structure;
- and
- plot the determined geometric configuration of the structure relative to the stored geometric configuration of the at least one instrument;
- and
- a display device to display the plot.
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A method of illustrating relationships, comprising:
- receiving an input of at least one geometric feature of at least one instrument;
- receiving data regarding a structure;
- preparing the data for analysis;
- analyzing the prepared data to determine at least one geometric configuration of the structure;
- illustrating the at least one geometric feature of the at least one instrument as a first plot;
- illustrating the determined at least one geometric configuration of the structure as a second plot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.