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System for displaying a 2-D ultrasound image within a 3-D viewing environment
Assignee: Sonometrics Corp
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Filing: 1997-03-11
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Granted: 1998-10-06
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Expires: 2017-03-11
Abstract
Abstract A system for displaying a 2-D ultrasound image in a 3-D viewing environment. Within the same 3-D viewing environment, various surgical instruments can be tracked and displayed, thus correlating 3-D virtual surgery with ultrasound imaging for verification. A detachable housing (220) containing position transducers (222) is attached to a conventional 2-D ultrasound imaging head (200) to provide position data of an imaging plane generated by an image transducer (204).
Inventors
- 👤 Ivan Vesely
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:02
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B8/00; A61B8/48; A61B8/483; A61B34/00; A61B34/20; A61B5/00; A61B5/06; A61B5/24; A61B5/25; A61B5/279; A61B5/28; A61B5/283; A61B5/287; A61B8/08; A61B8/0833; A61B8/0841; A61B8/42; A61B8/4245; A61B8/46; A61B8/461; A61B8/466; A61B90/00; A61B90/10; A61B90/14; A61B90/17; A61B90/36; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/0105; G; G01; G01H; G01H3/00; G01H5/00; G01S; G01S11/00; G01S11/14; G01S15/00; G01S15/66; G01S15/87; G01S15/876; G01S15/88; G01S15/89; G01S15/8906; G01S15/8993; G01S5/00; G01S5/18; G01S7/00; G01S7/52; G01S7/52017; G01S7/52053; G01S7/52057; G01S7/5206; G01S7/52074; G01S7/56; G01S7/62; G01S7/6245; A61B17/00; A61B17/34; A61B17/3403; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B2034/2046; A61B2034/2051; A61B2034/2063; A61B2034/2072; A61B2090/363; A61B90/37; A61B2090/378; A61B90/39; A61B2090/3904; A61B2090/3908; A61B2090/3925; A61B2090/3929; A61B2090/3954; A61B2090/3958; A61B2560/00; A61B2560/04; A61B2560/0443; A61B2560/045; A61B2562/00; A61B2562/04; A61B2562/043; A61B5/061; A61B5/062; A61B5/45; A61B5/4519; A61B5/4528; A61B8/12; A61B90/11; A61M2025/0166; G01S15/02; G01S15/06; G01S15/08; G01S15/10; G01S15/101; G01S15/86; G01S15/899; G01S7/52003; G01S7/52079; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/916
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A method for generating a 2-dimensional ultrasound image in a 3-dimensional viewing environment, the method comprising: mounting a plurality of mobile transducer means to an ultrasound image transducer means adapted for generating a 2-dimensional echo image plane; mounting a first reference transducer means to a first fixed location; mounting a second reference transducer means to a second fixed location; generating three-dimensional coordinates of the mobile transducer means relative to a reference frame established by the first and second reference transducer means; registering the 2-dimensional echo image plane with the three-dimensional coordinates; and, displaying the 2-dimensional echo image plane at the three-dimensional coordinates, in relation to the reference frame established by the first and second reference transducer means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
117 words
A method for generating a 2-dimensional ultrasound image in a 3-dimensional viewing environment, the method comprising: mounting a plurality of mobile transducer means to an ultrasound image transducer means adapted for generating a 2-dimensional echo image plane; mounting a first reference transducer means to a first fixed location; mounting a second reference transducer means to a second fixed location; generating three-dimensional coordinates of the mobile transducer means relative to a reference frame established by the first and second reference transducer means; registering the 2-dimensional echo image plane with the three-dimensional coordinates; and, displaying the 2-dimensional echo image plane at the three-dimensional coordinates, in relation to the reference frame established by the first and second reference transducer means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said first fixed location is a patient's back, and said second fixed location is a patient's abdomen.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
87 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said method further comprises the steps of: mounting a plurality of mobile transducers means to a surgical instrument means; generating 3-dimensional coordinates of the mobile transducer means mounted to the surgical instrument means, relative to the reference frame established by said first and second reference transducer means; generating an outline image of the surgical instrument means from the 3-dimensional coordinates of the mobile transducer means mounted to the surgical instrument means; and displaying the outline image of the instrument means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein the step of displaying the outline image of the instrument means displays the outline image of said surgical instrument means piercing the 2-dimensional echo image plane.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
115 words
A system for generating a 2-dimensional ultrasound image in a 3-dimensional viewing environment comprising: image transducer means for generating a 2-D echo image plane; mobile transducer means mounted to the image transducer means; first reference transducer means located at a first fixed location; second reference transducer means located at a second fixed location, wherein the first and second reference transducer means establish a reference frame; coordinate generation means for generating 3-dimensional coordinates of the mobile transducer means relative to the reference frame; registration means for registering the 2-dimensional echo image plane with the 3-dimensional coordinates; and display means for displaying the 2-dimensional echo image plane at the 3-dimensional coordinates, in relation to the reference frame.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
115 words
A system for generating a 2-dimensional ultrasound image in a 3-dimensional viewing environment comprising: image transducer means for generating a 2-D echo image plane; mobile transducer means mounted to the image transducer means; first reference transducer means located at a first fixed location; second reference transducer means located at a second fixed location, wherein the first and second reference transducer means establish a reference frame; coordinate generation means for generating 3-dimensional coordinates of the mobile transducer means relative to the reference frame; registration means for registering the 2-dimensional echo image plane with the 3-dimensional coordinates; and display means for displaying the 2-dimensional echo image plane at the 3-dimensional coordinates, in relation to the reference frame.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system according to claim 5, wherein said first fixed location is a patient's back, and said second fixed location is a patient's abdomen.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system according to claim 5, wherein said mobile transducer means are arranged on a detachable housing means mounted to said instrument.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A system according to claim 5, wherein said mobile transducer means is comprised of at least three transducers to generate the 3-dimensional coordinates of a plane perpendicular to an imaging beam generated by said image transducer means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
A system according to claim 8, wherein image transducer means includes: an imaging head that is articulatable relative to said mobile transducer means; and potentiometer means for relating the angle of the imaging head relative to the 3-dimensional coordinates of the plane generated by the mobile transducer means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A system according to claim 5, wherein said first reference transducer means is comprised of at least four ultrasonic transducers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
A system according to claim 5, wherein said second reference transducer means is comprised of at least four ultrasonic transducers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
106 words
A system according to claim 5, wherein said system further comprises: a plurality of mobile transducers adapted to be secured to an associated surgical instrument means; coordinate generation means for generating 3-dimensional coordinates of at least one the plurality of mobile transducer means mounted to the surgical instrument means, relative to the reference frame established by said first and second reference transducer means; outline generation means for generating an outline image of the surgical instrument means from the 3-dimensional coordinates of the mobile transducer means mounted to the surgical instrument means, and for displaying the outline image of the surgical instrument means on said display means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system according to claim 12, wherein the outline generation means displays on said display means said outline image piercing said 2-dimensional echo image plane.
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