Systems and methods for aiming and aligning of a treatment tool within an x-ray device or an ultrasound device environment
AssigneeFus Mobile Inc.
InventorsAri HANANEL, Ron AGINSKY, Guy MEDAN
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Abstract
In general, systems and methods for aiming of a treatment tool at a target area and/or aligning of the treatment tool with respect to an imaging device are disclosed. The system may determine a position and orientation of the treatment tool with respect to the imaging device and to display, on a display, a visual indicator that indicates the determined position and orientation of the treatment tool. A user may aim and/or align the treatment tool based on the visual indicator displayed on the display.
Claims23
A system for aiming and aligning of a treatment tool in an X-Ray device environment, the system comprising:
- a calibration plate attachable to an X-Ray device and comprising at least one radiopaque marker and at least one optical marker at predetermined positions within the calibration plate;
- a camera attachable to the treatment tool at a predetermined position and orientation with respect to the treatment tool;
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- a processing unit in communication with the camera and an X-Ray imaging unit of the X-Ray device, the processing unit is configured to:
- receive, from the X-Ray imaging unit, an X-Ray image comprising a visual representation of the at least one radiopaque marker;
- determine a position and orientation of the calibration plate with respect to the X-Ray device based on the visual representation of the at least one radiopaque marker in the X-Ray image, the predetermined position of the at least one radiopaque marker within the calibration plate and specified parameters of the X-Ray device;
- receive, from the camera, a camera image comprising a visual representation of the at least one optical marker;
- determine a position and orientation of the camera with respect to the calibration plate based on the visual representation of the at least one optical marker in the camera image and the predetermined position of the at least one optical marker within the calibration plate;
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- determine a position and orientation of the treatment tool with respect to the X-Ray device based on the determined position and orientation of the calibration plate with respect to the X-Ray device, the determined position and orientation of the camera within the calibration plate and the predetermined position and orientation of the camera with respect to the treatment tool.
11-41. (canceled)
A system for aiming and aligning of a treatment tool in an X-Ray device environment, the system comprising:
- a calibration plate attachable to a treatment tool and comprising at least one optical marker at predetermined positions within the calibration plate;
- a camera attachable to the X-Ray device;
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- a processing unit in communication with the camera and an X-Ray imaging unit of the X-Ray device, the processing unit is configured to:
- receive, from the camera, a camera image comprising a visual representation of the at least one optical marker;
- determine a position and orientation of the calibration plate with respect to the camera based on the visual representation of the at least one optical marker in the camera image and the predetermined position of the at least one optical marker within the calibration plate;
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- determine a position and orientation of the treatment tool with respect to the X-Ray device based on the determined position and orientation of the calibration plate with respect to the camera and a position and orientation of the camera with respect to the X-Ray device.
53-85. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.