公开(公告)号：US20160374643A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-29

申请号：US15039710

申请日：2013-12-31

Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Inventor： Menachem Halmann ,  Feng Lin ,  Jeffrey Scott Peiffer ,  Eunju Kang ,  Bo Li ,  David J. Bates

IPC: A61B8/08 ,  G01S7/52 ,  G01S15/89 ,  A61B8/00

CPC classification number: A61B8/0841 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/467 ,  A61B8/5207 ,  A61B8/5253 ,  A61B8/54 ,  A61B2017/3413 ,  A61B2034/2051 ,  G01S7/5208 ,  G01S15/8913 ,  G01S15/8915 ,  G01S15/899 ,  G01S15/8995

Abstract: An ultrasound device determines a position and orientation of a surgical instrument based at least in part on tracking information, such as magnetic field strength, emitted by an emitter of a tracking system and detected by a sensor of the tracking system. The sensor and the emitter are attached to or within a different one of a probe of the ultrasound device and the surgical instrument. The ultrasound device determines an ultrasound imaging parameter, such as an ultrasound beam steering angle, based at least in part on the determined position and orientation of the surgical instrument. The ultrasound device applies the ultrasound imaging parameter to acquire ultrasound image data of a target. The ultrasound device generates an ultrasound image based on the acquired ultrasound image data of the target. The ultrasound image includes a representation of the surgical instrument. The surgical instrument may be a needle.

Abstract translation: 超声装置至少部分地基于由跟踪系统的发射器发射并由跟踪系统的传感器检测的跟踪信息（例如磁场强度）来确定外科器械的位置和取向。 传感器和发射器附接到超声波装置的探针和手术器械的不同的一个中。 超声波装置至少部分地基于所确定的外科器械的位置和取向来确定超声波成像参数，例如超声波束转向角。 超声波装置应用超声成像参数来获取目标的超声图像数据。 超声装置基于获取的目标的超声图像数据生成超声图像。 超声波图像包括外科器械的表示。 手术器械可以是针。

公开(公告)号：US20170143303A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-25

申请号：US14947670

申请日：2015-11-20

Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Inventor： Dongqing Chen ,  Menachem Halmann ,  Jeffrey Scott Peiffer ,  Craig Robert Loomis ,  Eunji Kang

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  A61B34/32 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B34/10

CPC classification number: A61B8/4218 ,  A61B8/085 ,  A61B8/0875 ,  A61B8/4209 ,  A61B8/4416 ,  A61B8/466 ,  A61B8/488 ,  A61B34/10 ,  A61B34/30 ,  A61B34/32 ,  A61B2034/2055 ,  A61B2090/378

Abstract: A method of acquiring ultrasound of a patient's knee includes obtaining a digital picture of a patient's knee with a digital camera. The method further includes applying instructions to the processor to identify the position of the patient's knee relative to a known datum based on an algorithm and the digital picture. A scan path is created about the patient's knee based on the position of the patient's knee. Instructions are provided from a robotic processor to robotically move an ultrasound probe along the scan path.