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US 2019/0159753 A1Published application
Motor-Assisted Needle Guide Assembly for Ultrasound Needle Placement
AssigneeAvent, Inc.
InventorsKenneth C. Hsu, Shane A. Duffy
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AssigneeAvent, Inc.
InventorsKenneth C. Hsu, Shane A. Duffy
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The present invention is directed to an ultrasound imaging system having a motor-assisted needle guide assembly for easier needle placement during an ultrasound-guided medical procedure. The ultrasound imaging system includes an ultrasound probe having a transducer housing, a transducer transmitter, a needle guide assembly communicatively coupled to the ultrasound probe, at least one actuator component configured with the needle guide assembly, and a controller. Thus, the controller is configured to determine an insertion angle and a lateral position for the needle guide assembly with respect to the ultrasound probe based on the target site and control the actuator component based on the insertion angle and the lateral position so as to locate the needle guide assembly at the target site during a medical procedure.
An ultrasound imaging system, comprising:
A method for locating a needle guide assembly of an ultrasound imaging system at a target site of a patient during an ultrasound-guided medical procedure, the ultrasound imaging system also having an ultrasound probe, an actuator component configured with the needle guide assembly, and a controller, the method comprising:
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