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Granted Patent B2
US 11,564,751 · App. 16/743,592 · Granted Jan 31, 2023

Systems and methods for visualizing navigation of medical devices relative to targets

Inventors: Irina Shevlev (Minneapolis, MN); Guy Alexandroni (Minneapolis, MN); Evgeni Kopel (Minneapolis, MN); Oren Weingarten (Minneapolis, MN); Scott Frushour (Minneapolis, MN); Dafna Mardix (Minneapolis, MN); Daniel Ovadia (Minneapolis, MN); Mark Zbarjevsky (Minneapolis, MN)
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
A61B34/20A61B34/10G06T7/0012G06T19/003A61B2034/102A61B2034/107A61B2090/3762G06T2207/10121G06T2207/30004
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Patent No.
US 11,564,751
App. No.
16/743,592
Granted
Jan 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for visualizing navigation of a medical device with respect to a target using a live fluoroscopic view. The methods include displaying, in a screen, a three-dimensional (3D) view of a 3D model of a target from the perspective of a medical device tip. The methods also include displaying, in the screen, a live two-dimensional (2D) fluoroscopic view showing a medical device, and displaying a target mark, which corresponds to the 3D model of the target, overlaid on the live 2D fluoroscopic view. The methods may include determining whether the medical device tip is aligned with the target, displaying the target mark in a first color if the medical device tip is aligned with the target, and displaying the target mark in second color different from the first color if the medical device tip is not aligned with the target.

Claims (55)

1. A system comprising:

a display;

a processor coupled to the display; and

a memory coupled to the processor and having stored thereon instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

display, on the display, a screen including a three-dimensional (3D) view of a 3D model of a luminal network including a 3D model of a target, which is derived from computed tomography (CT) images and which is from a perspective of a tip of a medical device disposed within a patient;

display, in the screen, a live two-dimensional (2D) fluoroscopic view showing the medical device; and

display a target mark, which corresponds to the 3D model of the target, overlaid on the live 2D fluoroscopic view.

2. The system of claim 1 ,

wherein the 3D model of the luminal network is generated from a pre-procedure CT image data set.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to:

determine that the tip of the medical device is aligned with the target; and

in response to determining that the tip of the medical device is aligned with the target, display the target mark in a first color.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to:

determine that the tip of the medical device is not aligned with the target; and

in response to determining that the tip of the medical device is not aligned with the target, display the target mark in a second color.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to:

in response to receiving user confirmation of a local registration process, display a message prompting a user to input whether to enable target overlay; or

in response to receiving user input to enable the target overlay, display, in a navigation user interface, a tab, which, when selected, causes the screen to be displayed.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to:

display a selectable button; and

in response to detecting selection of the selectable button, remove the target mark from the live 2D fluoroscopic view, or

in response to detecting further selection of the selectable, display the target mark overlaid on the live 2D fluoroscopic view.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to:

calculate a distance between the tip of the medical device and the target; and

display the distance in the 3D view of the 3D model of the target.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to:

determine a correspondence between a 3D model of a luminal network, which includes the 3D model of the target, and the live 2D fluoroscopic view,

wherein determining that the tip of the medical device is aligned with the target is performed based on the correspondence between the 3D model of the luminal network and the live 2D fluoroscopic view.

9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a fluoroscopic imaging device configured to capture the live 2D fluoroscopic view of a region including the tip of the medical device.

10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a catheter configured to receive the medical device.

11. The system of claim 10 , further comprising a navigation component configured to track a position of the catheter navigated into a luminal network and correspond the position to the 3D model of the luminal network.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the navigation component is an electromagnetic navigation system.

13. A method for visualizing a medical device relative to a target:

displaying, in a screen, a three-dimensional (3D) view of a 3D model of a luminal network including a 3D model of a target, which is derived from computed tomography (CT) images and which is from a perspective of a tip of a medical device disposed within a patient;

displaying, in the screen, a live two-dimensional (2D) fluoroscopic view showing the medical device; and

displaying a target mark, which corresponds to the 3D model of the target, overlaid on the live 2D fluoroscopic view.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

determining that the tip of the medical device is aligned with the target; and

in response to determining that the tip of the medical device is aligned with the target, displaying the target mark in a first color, or

determining that the tip of the medical device is not aligned with the target; and

in response to determining that the tip of the medical device is not aligned with the target, displaying the target mark in a second color.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising,

in response to receiving user confirmation of a local registration process, displaying a message prompting a user to input whether to enable target overlay; and

in response to receiving user input to enable the target overlay, displaying, in a navigation user interface, a tab, which, when selected, causes the screen to be displayed.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

displaying a selectable button; and

in response to detecting selection of the selectable button, removing the target mark from the live 2D fluoroscopic view or

in response to detecting further selection of the selectable, displaying the target mark overlaid on the live 2D fluoroscopic view.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

calculating a distance between the tip of the medical device and the target; and

displaying the distance in the 3D view of the 3D model of the target.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising generating the 3D model of the luminal network from a pre-procedure CT image data set.

19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

determining a correspondence between a 3D model of a luminal network, which includes the 3D model of the target, and the live 2D fluoroscopic view,

wherein determining that the tip of the medical device is aligned with the target is performed based on the correspondence between the 3D model of the luminal network and the live 2D fluoroscopic view.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2020
From: SHEVLEV, IRINA; ALEXANDRONI, GUY; KOPEL, EVGENI; WEINGARTEN, OREN; FRUSHOUR, SCOTT; MARDIX, DAFNA; OVADIA, DANIEL; ZBARJEVSKY, MARK
To: COVIDIEN LP
Reel/Frame 052062/0694 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62800281 · Feb 1, 2019
Related Publication 20200246079A1 · Aug 6, 2020
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