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Anatomical visualization system
Assignee: MEDICAL METRX SOLUTIONS Inc
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Filing: 2002-03-21
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Granted: 2004-03-09
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Expires: 2022-03-21
Abstract
Abstract A real-time computer-based viewing system is disclosed comprising a database of pre-existing software objects, wherein at least one of the software objects corresponds to a physical structure which is to be viewed by the system and at least one of the software objects corresponds to a graft which is to be deployed adjacent the physical structure, a real-time sensor for acquiring data about the physical structure when the physical structure is located within that sensor's data acquisition field, generating means for generating an additional software object corresponding to the physical structure using data acquired by the sensor, registration means for positioning the additional software object in registration with the pre-existing software objects contained in the database, and processing means for generating an image from the software objects contained in the database, based upon a specified point of view.
Inventors
- 👤 David T. Chen
- 👤 Steven D. Pieper
- 👤 Michael A. McKenna
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:19
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B1/00; A61B1/04; A61B1/00002; A61B1/00004; A61B1/00009; A61B1/000094; A61B1/00039; A61B1/00043; A61B1/00045; A61B1/0005; A61B1/042; A61B34/00; A61B34/20; A61B5/00; A61B5/06; A61B5/065; G; G06; G06T; G06T19/00; G06T19/003; G16; G16H; G16H40/00; G16H40/20; A61B1/313; A61B1/317; A61B34/10; A61B2034/101; A61B2034/105; A61B34/25; A61B2034/256; A61B90/00; A61B90/36; A61B2090/364; A61B2090/365; A61B2090/368; A61B90/37; A61B2090/378; A61B2090/3782; G06T2210/00; G06T2210/41
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A real-time computer-based viewing system comprising: a database of pre-existing software objects, wherein at least one of said software objects corresponds to a physical structure which is to be viewed by said system and at least one of said software objects corresponds to a graft which is to be deployed adjacent said physical structure; a real-time sensor for acquiring data about said physical structure when said physical structure is located within that sensor's data acquisition field, wherein said sensor is capable of being moved about relative to said physical structure; generating means for generating an additional software object corresponding to said physical structure using data acquired by said sensor; registration means for positioning said additional software object in registration with said pre-existing software objects contained in said database; and processing means for generating an image from said software objects contained in said database, based upon a specified point of view.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A real-time computer-based viewing system comprising: a database of pre-existing software objects, wherein at least one of said software objects corresponds to a physical structure which is to be viewed by said system and at least one of said software objects corresponds to a graft which is to be deployed adjacent said physical structure; a real-time sensor for acquiring data about said physical structure when said physical structure is located within that sensor's data acquisition field, wherein said sensor is capable of being moved about relative to said physical structure; generating means for generating an additional software object corresponding to said physical structure using data acquired by said sensor; registration means for positioning said additional software object in registration with said pre-existing software objects contained in said database; and processing means for generating an image from said software objects contained in said database, based upon a specified point of view.
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