System for visualization and control of surgical devices utilizing a graphical user interface

A system for guiding a surgeon to position a medical device in a patient, comprising:

• an ultrasound device configured to acquire an ultrasound image of an area within the patient;
• and
• a processing unit configured to communicatively couple with the ultrasound device, wherein the processing unit is configured to communicatively couple to a display device, wherein the processing unit is configured to output to the display device a graphical user interface including an avatar of the ultrasound device and an avatar of an ultrasound imaging plane, wherein the avatar of the ultrasound device and the avatar of the ultrasound imaging plane correspond with the ultrasound image;
• wherein the graphical user interface includes a graphical object separate from the ultrasound image, and wherein the graphical object is configured to indicate a position of the ultrasound device from a point of view of the surgeon with respect to an anatomical part of the patient.