MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20200315712A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16376106

    申请日:2019-04-05

    申请人: COVIDIEN LP

    IPC分类号: A61B34/20 A61B17/00

    摘要: Electromagnetic navigation systems and methods detect ambient or extraneous magnetic interference by inhibiting the navigation system from generating an electromagnetic field and measuring, with a sensor, the strength of a magnetic field at one or more frequencies of and at one or more phases associated with the electromagnetic field generated by the navigation system. The systems and methods may further determine whether the strength of the magnetic field is greater than a threshold. Based on this determination, an alert or message may be generated.

    SURGICAL TOOL WITH FLEX CIRCUIT ULTRASOUND SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20170258439A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-14

    申请号:US15063654

    申请日:2016-03-08

    申请人: COVIDIEN LP

    IPC分类号: A61B8/08

    摘要: A medical instrument includes a printed ultrasound sensor, a surface, at least one non-conductive material, and at least one pair of contacts. The ultrasound sensor includes an array of ultrasound transducers printed on a non-conductive surface of the medical instrument. The medical instrument contains multiple conductive and nonconductive layers. The at least one pair of contacts are electrically coupled to the ultrasound sensor and operably coupled to the conductive layer, the conductive layer coupled to a measurement device, which converts electrical signals from the ultrasound sensor into images displayed on a display unit. The location of the medical instrument can be visualized in real time on the display unit.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED MAPPING AND ACCURACY-TESTING

    公开(公告)号:US20170097383A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-06

    申请号:US15240635

    申请日:2016-08-18

    申请人: COVIDIEN LP

    IPC分类号: G01R29/08 A61B34/20

    摘要: An apparatus for mapping and accuracy-testing an electromagnetic navigation system includes a sensor sensing electromagnetic vectors of an electromagnetic field, a carriage moving the sensor along a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction, a first position detector operatively associated with the sensor and detecting a first position of the sensor along the first direction, a second position detector operatively associated with the sensor and detecting a second position of the sensor along the second direction, and a controller operatively associated with the sensor and controlling movements of the carriage along the first and second directions and mapping the electromagnetic field based on the sensed electromagnetic vectors at predetermined positions in a coordinate system defined by the first direction, the second direction, and a third direction perpendicular to a plane defined by the first and second directions.

    HANDLE REMOTE CONTROL FOR USE WITH BRONCHOSCOPY NAVIGATION SYSTEM
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    HANDLE REMOTE CONTROL FOR USE WITH BRONCHOSCOPY NAVIGATION SYSTEM 有权
    手柄远程控制与BRONCOSO导航系统的使用

    公开(公告)号:US20160135664A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-19

    申请号:US14541240

    申请日:2014-11-14

    申请人: COVIDIEN LP

    摘要: A surgical system includes an extended working channel, a magnetic field generator, a sensor, a workstation, a computer readable recording medium, and a remote control handle. The extended working channel is sized for insertion into the working channel of a bronchoscope and to receive one or more instruments therethrough. The sensor is associated with a distal end of the extended working channel for detecting a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator. The workstation includes a display and is operably connected to the sensor. The computer readable recording medium is associated with the workstation for storing a software program that enables association of the sensed magnetic field with a location of the sensor and that generates one or more images including one or more fields for presentation on the display. The remote control handle enables manipulation of the one or more fields generated by the software.

    摘要翻译: 手术系统包括扩展工作通道,磁场发生器,传感器,工作站,计算机可读记录介质和遥控手柄。 扩展工作通道的尺寸适于插入到支气管镜的工作通道中并且接收通过其中的一个或多个器械。 传感器与扩展工作通道的远端相关联,用于检测由磁场发生器产生的磁场。 工作站包括显示器并且可操作地连接到传感器。 计算机可读记录介质与用于存储软件程序的工作站相关联,该软件程序使感测的磁场与传感器的位置相关联,并且生成包括一个或多个字段的一个或多个图像以在显示器上呈现。 遥控手柄可以操纵软件产生的一个或多个字段。

    SURGICAL TOOL WITH FLEX CIRCUIT ULTRASOUND SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20200022673A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-23

    申请号:US16571131

    申请日:2019-09-15

    申请人: COVIDIEN LP

    摘要: A medical instrument includes a printed ultrasound sensor, a surface, at least one non-conductive material, and at least one pair of contacts. The ultrasound sensor includes an array of ultrasound transducers printed on a non-conductive surface of the medical instrument. The medical instrument contains multiple conductive and nonconductive layers. The at least one pair of contacts are electrically coupled to the ultrasound sensor and operably coupled to the conductive layer, the conductive layer coupled to a measurement device, which converts electrical signals from the ultrasound sensor into images displayed on a display unit. The location of the medical instrument can be visualized in real time on the display unit.