109results about "Diagnostic probe attachment" patented technology

An exemplary system includes a memory storing instructions and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor may be configured to execute the instructions to: detect an intent of a user of a computer-assisted surgical system to use a robotic instrument attached to the computer-assisted surgical system to interact with a target object while the target object is located in a surgical space; determine a pose of the target object in the surgical space; and perform, based on the detected intent of the user to interact with the target object and the determined pose of the target object in the surgical space, an operation with respect to the target object.

Provided are methods and devices for facilitating the advancement of a catheter device, such as an intracardiac ultrasound examination catheter, through a body wall, such as the septum of the heart. The catheter device is advanced through a subject's vasculature to a first body cavity. The catheter device is coupled to a guidewire previously placed within the vasculature between the first and second cavities. The catheter device is then advanced from the first body cavity to the second body cavity through a body wall separating the first and second cavities. To facilitate this advancement, the catheter device can be magnetically coupled to the guidewire. The magnetic assembly can be provided on a distal portion of a sleeve through which the distal portion of the catheter is advanced. A malleable dilator element can also be provided on the distal portion of the sleeve.

A method for providing remote guidance from a skilled resource to a local user during a medical procedure includes transmitting information about the procedure from the local user to the skilled resource and allowing the skilled resource to provide real-time feedback to the local user and / or take remote control of the local user's medical device.

This invention relates to an invasive / interventional device or probe, comprising a control handle and an insertion tube operably connected to an imaging system. The control handle includes: a body; a motion control mechanism at least partially disposed within the body and having one or more control elements disposed on the body; one or more gears rotatably disposed within the body and operably connected to the control elements; and one or more cables engaging the gears, the cables extending outward from the body and adapted to engage with the tip of an interventional medical device. The control handle also includes a motion locking mechanism at least partially disposed within the body, the motion locking mechanism having one or more brake levers biased to engage with the gears, and a release switch engaging the brake levers to selectively position the brake levers to engage or disengage with the gears.

This invention provides a method for determining a global confidence index for 2D ultrasound images extracted from a 3D ultrasound volume, wherein the global confidence index indicates the suitability of the 2D ultrasound images for medical measurements. The method includes obtaining a 3D ultrasound volume of an object and extracting a set of at least one 2D ultrasound image from the 3D ultrasound volume. Then, a set of geometric indicators is obtained using a first neural network, wherein each geometric indicator indicates a geometric feature of an anatomical structure of the object. The set of 2D ultrasound images is then processed using a second neural network, wherein the output of the second neural network is a set of anatomical indicators, and wherein the anatomical indicators at least indicate the presence of anatomical landmarks. A global confidence index is determined for each 2D ultrasound image in the set of 2D ultrasound images based on the geometric indicators and the anatomical indicators.

Disclosed is a system for assisting in guiding and performing a procedure on a subject. The subject may be any appropriate subject such as inanimate object and / or an animate object. An imaging system may be used to image the subject. A system may include various manipulable or movable members, such as robotic systems, and may be used to move and position the imaging system.

The present application describes a musculoskeletal diagnosis system that receives, in real-time or substantially real-time, various objects from a musculoskeletal ultrasound probe. Once the objects are received, the musculoskeletal diagnosis system analyzes the various objects to detect various pathologies and direct additional movement of the ultrasound probe as subsequent objects are taken.

A vessel monitoring system includes a collar configured to be positioned about a vessel of a patient; and a transducer coupled to the collar. The collar may be formed from a strap that is wrapped around the blood vessel of the patient and maintained in a closed configuration. The transducer is configured to emit an ultrasonic signal transmitted through a blood vessel of a patient.

This disclosure relates to a sonography device comprising a flexible array of multiple ultrasound transducers, each of the multiple ultrasound transducers being configured to generate an ultrasound signal and to sense a reflection of the ultrasound signal to generate reflection data comprising overlapping reflection data that covers a spatially overlapping field of view with other ultrasound transducers; a spatial measurement system configured to determine a relative spatial position related to the multiple ultrasound transducers; and a controller configured to spatially combine the reflection data based on the relative spatial position and based on the overlapping reflection data.

The invention discloses a double-working-mode ultrasonic imaging method and system, and relates to the field of medical instruments.The method comprises the steps that under the condition that a handheld terminal and a trolley are in wired connection, a performance signal is generated; the handheld terminal performs front-end preprocessing on the radio-frequency signal to generate a first complex baseband signal, and transmits the first complex baseband signal to the trolley in a wired manner; the trolley performs beam forming based on adaptive delay calculation to generate a second complex baseband signal; a first amplitude signal is generated through envelope detection, and then image display is carried out; under the condition that the handheld terminal and the trolley are in wireless connection, a portable signal is generated; the handheld terminal performs parallel beam forming through a preset delay lookup table to generate a beam forming signal; generating a second amplitude signal through envelope detection and down-sampling, and wirelessly transmitting the second amplitude signal to the trolley; and the trolley displays an image according to the second amplitude signal. By implementing the invention, the problem that the existing ultrasonic imaging equipment cannot give consideration to high performance and high portability at the same time can be solved, and the practicability of the equipment is improved.

A system for assisting in guiding and performing a procedure on a subject is disclosed. The subject may be any suitable subject, such as a non-living subject and / or a living subject. An imaging system may be used to image a subject. The system may include various steerable or movable members, such as robotic systems, and may be used to move and position imaging systems.

The invention provides a method for determining a global confidence index for a 2D ultrasound image extracted from a 3D ultrasound volume, wherein the global confidence index indicates the suitability of the 2D ultrasound image for medical measurements. The method comprises obtaining a 3D ultrasound volume of a subject and extracting a set of at least one 2D ultrasound image from the 3D ultrasound volume. A set of geometrical indicators is obtained with a previously trained first neural network, and a set of 2D ultrasound images is processed with a second neural network, wherein the output of the second neural network is a set of anatomical indicators and wherein the anatomical indicators indicate at least the presence of anatomical landmarks. A global confidence index is then determined for each one of the set of 2D ultrasound images based on the geometrical indicators and the anatomical indicators.

Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure encompass a cardiopulmonary resuscitation ("CPR") feedback method involving a carotid blood velocity measurement by an ultrasound sensor (20) of a patient during CPR of the patient and further involving a blood oxygenation measurement by an oxygenation saturation sensor (30) during CPR of the patient and / or a CO2 production measurement by a respiratory sensor (40) during CPR of the patient. An exemplary CPR feedback controller (60) generates CPR feedback based on a descriptive correlation and / or a prescriptive correlation of the carotid blood velocity measurement by the ultrasound sensor (20) and one or both of the blood oxygenation measurement by the oxygenation saturation sensor (30) and the CO2 production measurement by the respiratory sensor (40).

An exemplary system includes a memory storing instructions and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor may be configured to execute the instructions to: detect an intent of a user of a computer-assisted surgical system to use a robotic instrument attached to the computer-assisted surgical system to interact with a target object while the target object is located in a surgical space; determine a pose of the target object in the surgical space; and perform, based on the detected intent of the user to interact with the target object and the determined pose of the target object in the surgical space, an operation with respect to the target object.

An implantable ultrasonic vascular sensor for implantation at a fixed location within a vessel, comprising at least one ultrasound transducer, a transducer drive circuit, and means for wirelessly transmitting ultrasound data from the at least one ultrasound transducer.

Disclosed is a system for assisting in guiding and performing a procedure on a subject. The subject may be any appropriate subject such as inanimate object and / or an animate object. An imaging system may be used to image the subject. A system may include various manipulable or movable members, such as robotic systems, and may be used to move and position the imaging system.

A system for assisting in guiding and performing a procedure on a subject is disclosed. The subject may be any suitable subject, such as a non-living subject and / or a living subject. An imaging system may be used to image a subject. The system may include various steerable or movable members, such as robotic systems, and may be used to move and position the imaging system.

Disclosed is a system for assisting in guiding and performing a procedure on a subject. The subject may be any appropriate subject such as inanimate object and / or an animate object. An imaging system may be used to image the subject. A system may include various manipulable or movable members, such as robotic systems, and may be used to move and position the imaging system.

The application discloses a kind of ultrasonic physiotherapy apparatus with arm support device, including master control system module, man-machine interaction module, treatment ultrasonic module, treatment ultrasonic probe, imaging ultrasonic module, imaging ultrasonic probe, arm support device, the arm support device includes support device drive module, support lifting motor, C-arm moving motor, probe lifting motor, pressure detection module and arm support air bag;The application is inquired into the internal tissue condition of treatment target area by imaging ultrasonic probe, and finds the best ultrasonic incidence angle, adjusts the inclination angle of treatment ultrasonic probe simultaneously by operating C-arm moving motor, and the height of treatment ultrasonic probe is controlled by probe lifting motor.The application provides equipment with ultrasonic incidence angle detection control and coupling pressure detection control to meet the ultrasonic physiotherapy of vascular fistula wound, and also can provide good support for patient's arm, so that patient can complete long time ultrasonic physiotherapy.

Medical tool positioning and control devices, systems, and methods. Handle assemblies that allow a steerable shaft to be steered, while allowing the separate movement of a medical tool. The handle assemblies can allow for rotation and axial movement of the medical tool, and optionally with an actuator disposed distal to a second actuator that controls steering of the steerable shaft.

An ultrasound system includes a processor circuit that receives an ultrasound image obtained according to a set of ultrasound system settings. The processor circuit determines a quality index representative of the visibility of an anatomical feature for the ultrasound image. In response to determining that the quality index does not meet or exceed a threshold quality index, the processor circuit may provide an output for a new set of ultrasound system settings corresponding to an improvement in quality index. The processor circuit then receives an additional ultrasound image corresponding to the new ultrasound system settings, determines an additional quality index for the additional ultrasound image, determines that the quality index exceeds the threshold quality index, and records the additional ultrasound image.

A Ring-Arrayed Forward-viewing (RAF) ultrasound imaging and administration device combines an ultrasonic (US) US imager including a plurality of single element transducers arranged in a circular frame to define a ring array, and an instrument posture tracking circuit coupled to the ring array for performing RF (radio frequency) data acquisition with the plurality of ring-arrayed transducers. A needle holster is concentrically disposed in the ring array and is adapted to receive and direct an insertion instrument such as a needle, probe or extraction tool along an axis defined by a center of the ring array directed by the concentric needle holster. The tracking circuit includes a processor having instructions for instrument posture tracking and US imaging.

A stretchable and flexible imaging device that conforms to a shape of patient tissue to which it is attached includes a stretchable and flexible encapsulation substrate and superstrate that is removably attachable to patient tissue. An ultrasound transducer array is disposed between the substrate and superstrate for transmitting and receiving ultrasound waves. The transducer elements are arranged so that data from the received ultrasound waves is processable into an ultrasound image of specified patient tissue. A stretchable and flexible electrical interconnect layered structure is disposed between the superstrate or substrate and the transducer array and is operatively coupled to the transducer elements such that the electrical interconnect layered structure is configured to address the transducer elements. A controller is configured to implement a beamforming algorithm. The controller is in operative communication with the electrical interconnect layered structure for generating the ultrasound images of the specified patient tissue.

A system for acquiring ultrasound images of internal organs of a human body, includes a scanner and at least a minimum number of components in, or associated therewith including: i) an ultrasound probe head; ii) the at least one IMU, which comprises a three-axis accelerometer and a three-axis gyroscope; iii) electronic components for wired or wireless communication with remote terminals, and iv) a power source, wherein the 3-axis gyroscopes and 3-axis accelerometers of the IMU are calibrated by the manufacturer for offset, scale-factor, cross-axis sensitivity and initial orientation; and MEMS IMUs are calibrated by the user.

A cardiovascular monitoring system for measuring at least cardiac output comprises an implantable unit (2) configured for placement in a section of artery of a patient and a portable external unit (1) configured for mounting against or close to a patient's skin for bidirectional communication with the implantable unit. A cross- sectional area measurement sensor (8) includes at least one elastic conductive loop (15, 15a, 15b) and an electronic circuit (16) connected to the conductive loop configured to measure an inductance value of the conductive loop. At least one ultrasound transducer (7,11) is further configured to measure a velocity of blood flow based on a Doppler effect.

A system for assisting in guiding and performing a procedure on a subject is disclosed. The subject may be any suitable subject, such as a non-living subject and / or a living subject. An imaging system may be used to image a subject. The system may include various steerable or movable members, such as robotic systems, and may be used to move and position imaging systems.

A portable ultrasound device (1200) comprising: a housing (1205) comprising a transducer array for scanning an image plane and a display (1201), a processed scan to be represented on said display (1201); a handle (1203, 1205a, 1205b) formed integral with the housing (1205) for gripping by the user, wherein the handle (1203, 1205, 1205a, 1205aa, 1205b, 1205ba) is provided with a profile to enable ergonomic grip by the user.

A vascular monitoring system includes a collar configured to be positioned about a patient's vessel and a transducer coupled to the collar. The collar may be formed by a strap that is wrapped around the patient's vessel and maintained in a closed configuration. The transducer is configured to emit an ultrasonic signal that is transmitted through the patient's vessel.

An ultrasound system is provided. The ultrasound system comprises a processor configured to communicate with a display, a transducer array of a handheld ultrasound probe, and memory. The processor controls the transducer array to acquire ultrasound images. The ultrasound images show one or more views of the patient's anatomical structures. The processor of the ultrasound system determines a shortening metric corresponding to the ultrasound image. The processor then outputs a shortening indicator to the display representing the shortening metric and compares the shortening metric to one or more predetermined criteria. In response to a shortening metric that does not meet one or more predetermined criteria, the processor outputs guidance to the user of the ultrasound system to adjust the orientation of the handheld ultrasound probe.

A system for assisting in guiding and performing a procedure on a subject is disclosed. The subject may be any suitable subject, such as a non-living subject and / or a living subject. An imaging system may be used to image a subject. The system may include various steerable or movable members, such as robotic systems, and may be used to move and position imaging systems.