Method and apparatus for continuous guidance of endoscopy
Methods and apparatus provide continuous guidance of endoscopy during a live procedure.
A data-set based on 3D image data is pre-computed including reference information …
A data-set based on 3D image data is pre-computed including reference information …
Medical apparatus
S Ito, J Onishi - US Patent 8,102,416, 2012 - Google Patents
A medical apparatus includes an endoscopic insertion portion provided with an image
pickup unit and a channel; a treatment unit provided with a sensor and a bending portion …
pickup unit and a channel; a treatment unit provided with a sensor and a bending portion …
Method and system for assisting an operator in endoscopic navigation
G Prisco - US Patent 10,004,387, 2018 - Google Patents
Navigation guidance is provided to an operator of an endoscope by determining a current
position and shape of the endoscope relative to a reference frame, generating an …
position and shape of the endoscope relative to a reference frame, generating an …
Method and system for providing visual guidance to an operator for steering a tip of an endoscopic device toward one or more landmarks in a patient
GM Prisco, V Duindam - US Patent 8,801,601, 2014 - Google Patents
Landmark directional guidance is provided to an operator of an endoscopic device by
displaying graphical representations of Vectors adjacent a current image captured by an …
displaying graphical representations of Vectors adjacent a current image captured by an …
Systems and methods for registration of multiple vision systems
T Zhao, P Chopra - US Patent 11,219,385, 2022 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A medical system comprises an image capture probe having a camera at
the probe tip; a sensor system; and a processor configured to: receive an image from the …
the probe tip; a sensor system; and a processor configured to: receive an image from the …
Endoscope system
M Ito, S Akimoto, J Onishi - US Patent App. 14/485,935, 2015 - Google Patents
An endoscope system includes: a virtual endoscopic image generating section that
generates a virtual endoscopic image: an image pickup section picking up an image of an …
generates a virtual endoscopic image: an image pickup section picking up an image of an …
Image-based global registration system and method applicable to bronchoscopy guidance
WE Higgins, R Khare, SA Merritt - US Patent App. 13/016,093, 2011 - Google Patents
2011-02-04 Assigned to THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION reassignment THE
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE …
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE …
System, storage medium for a computer program, and method for displaying medical images
JW Voegele - US Patent App. 11/524,216, 2008 - Google Patents
A first expression of an embodiment of a medical system of the invention is a medical system
which includes a display monitor, a catheter, at least one sensor, an imager, and a …
which includes a display monitor, a catheter, at least one sensor, an imager, and a …
Method and system for providing visual guidance to an operator for steering a tip of an endoscopic device towards one or more landmarks in a patient
GM Prisco, V Duindam - US Patent 10,856,770, 2020 - Google Patents
A surgical system comprises a display screen, an endoscopic device, and a non-transitory,
computer-readable storage medium that stores a plurality of instructions for execution by …
computer-readable storage medium that stores a plurality of instructions for execution by …
Method and system for providing visual guidance to an operator for steering a tip of an endoscopic device toward one or more landmarks in a patient
G Prisco, V Duindam - US Patent 8,337,397, 2012 - Google Patents
Landmark directional guidance is provided to an operator of an endoscopic device by
displaying graphical representations of vectors adjacent a current image captured by an …
displaying graphical representations of vectors adjacent a current image captured by an …