US 8,150,495 B2Granted

Bodily sealants and methods and apparatus for image-guided delivery of same

AssigneeVeran Medical Technologies, Inc.

InventorsJerome R. Edwards, Christopher B. Lee, Troy L. Holsing, Torsten M. Lyon

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Abstract

Generally, systems, methods, and apparatus related to the use of a dynamic imaging modality in an image guided intervention are disclosed herein. More specifically, the use of such modalities in sealing a bodily opening, such as those that may be formed during an invasive medical procedure are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method includes viewing a representation of an instrument within a body of a patient, adjusting a position of the instrument based on the viewing such that a portion of the instrument is at a location within the body of the patient, and delivering a sealant via the instrument to the location within the body of the patient. The sealant is configured to seal an opening in the body part.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

viewing a representation of an instrument within a body of a patient, the representation being superimposed on an image of a plurality of images associated with a cyclical movement of a body part, the image being associated with a match dataset vector (MDV), the MDV being a dataset vector most similar to a current vector that is calculated based on a current position of a first reference marker and a current position of a second reference marker, the second reference marker being depicted in at least one image of the plurality of images;
adjusting a position of the instrument based on the viewing such that a portion of the instrument is at a location within the body of the patient;
and
delivering a sealant via the instrument to the location within the body of the patient, the sealant being configured to seal an opening in the body part.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 12/267,200Filed 7 Nov 2008 · continuation in part
Priority: 11 Aug 2003
Published: US 2009/0281566 A112 Nov 2009
Granted: 3 Apr 2012
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification18 codes

A61B 17/00491
Surgical instruments, devices or methods: surgical glue applicators
A61B 5/062
Determining position of a probe within the body employing means separate from the probe, e.g. sensing internal probe position employing…
A61B 6/541
Control of apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis: involving acquisition triggered by a physiological signal
A61B 34/20
Computer-aided surgery; Manipulators or robots specially adapted for use in surgery: surgical navigation systems; Devices for tracking or guiding…

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Application60/494,268Us provisional application · filed 11 Aug 2003
Application10/649,600Parent of this continuation · filed 26 Aug 2003
Application60/986,035Us provisional application · filed 7 Nov 2007
Application12/146,738Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 26 Jun 2008
US 2009/0281566 A1Pre-grant publication · published 12 Nov 2009
US 7,853,307 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 7,398,116 B2Parent of this continuation
Application12/146,738Parent of this continuation
US 2005/0038337 A1Published application
US 2008/0298655 A1Published application
US 8,150,495 B2This patent

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