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US 9,659,345 · App. 13/936,951 · Granted May 23, 2017

System and method of providing real-time dynamic imagery of a medical procedure site using multiple modalities

Inventors: Sharif A Razzaque (Chapel Hill, NC); Kurtis P Keller (Hillsborough, NC); Andrei State (Chapel Hill, NC); Caroline K Green (Chapel Hill, NC); Jeremy D Ackerman (Port Jefferson Station, NY)
Assignee: InnerOptic Technology, Inc.
G06T3/0087A61B1/0005A61B1/042A61B8/12A61B8/463A61B8/5238H04N7/181A61B1/313
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Patent No.
US 9,659,345
App. No.
13/936,951
Granted
May 23, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method of providing composite real-time dynamic imagery of a medical procedure site from multiple modalities which continuously and immediately depicts the current state and condition of the medical procedure site synchronously with respect to each modality and without undue latency is disclosed. The composite real-time dynamic imagery may be provided by spatially registering multiple real-time dynamic video streams from the multiple modalities to each other. Spatially registering the multiple real-time dynamic video streams to each other may provide a continuous and immediate depiction of the medical procedure site with an unobstructed and detailed view of a region of interest at the medical procedure site at multiple depths. As such, a surgeon, or other medical practitioner, may view a single, accurate, and current composite real-time dynamic imagery of a region of interest at the medical procedure site as he/she performs a medical procedure, and thereby, may properly and effectively implement the medical procedure.

Claims (35)

1. A method of medical procedure image guidance, comprising the steps of:

receiving real-time first spatial state data associated with a first medical device;

obtaining first medical imaging data associated with the first medical device;

receiving real-time second spatial state data associated with a second medical device that is different from the first medical device;

obtaining second medical imaging data associated with the second medical device;

determining, using one or more processors, a spatial relationship between the first medical device and the second medical device based at least in part on the first spatial state data and the second spatial state data; and

causing a display device to display composite medical imaging data comprising at least a portion of the first medical imaging data and at least a portion of the second medical imaging data based at least in part on the determined spatial relationship between the first medical device and the second medical device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising spatially registering the first medical imaging data with the second medical imaging data based at least on the first spatial state data associated with the first medical device and the second spatial state data associated with the second medical device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first medical device is usable in at least one of laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, thoroscopy, arthoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, cycstoscopy, proctosigmoidoscopy, esophagogastroduodenoscopy, and colposcopy.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first medical device is usable in at least one of ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, x-ray imaging, computed tomography, and optical wavefront imaging.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first medical imaging data comprises video.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first medical device comprises a two-dimensional modality.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein, the first medical device comprises a three-dimensional modality.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second medical device comprises a two-dimensional modality.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second medical device comprises a three-dimensional modality.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second medical device comprises an invasive medical device.

11. A system for medical procedure image guidance, comprising: an image guidance system, wherein the image guidance system is configured to:

receive real-time first spatial state data associated with a first medical device;

obtain first medical imaging data associated with the first medical device;

receive real-time second spatial state data associated with a second medical device that is different from the first medical device;

obtain second medical imaging data associated with the second medical device;

determine a spatial relationship between the first medical device and the second medical device based at least in part on the first spatial state data and the second spatial state data; and

cause a display device to display composite medical imaging data comprising at least a portion of the first medical imaging data and at least a portion of the second medical imaging data based at least in part on the determined spatial relationship between the first medical device and the second medical device.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the image guidance system is configured to spatially register the first medical imaging data with the second medical imaging data based at least on the first spatial state data associated with the first medical device and the second spatial state data associated with the second medical device.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first medical device comprises a plurality of first modalities.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second medical device comprises a plurality of second modalities.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first medical device is usable in at least one of ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, x-ray imaging, computed tomography, and optical wavefront imaging.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first medical device is usable in at least one of laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, thoroscopy, arthoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, cycstoscopy, proctosigmoidoscopy, esophagogastroduodenoscopy, and colposcopy.

17. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium comprising instructions operable to execute on a computer system, said instructions when executing on said computer system cause the computer system to:

receive real-time first spatial state data associated with a first medical device;

obtain first medical imaging data associated with the first medical device;

receive real-time second spatial state data associated with a second medical device that is different from the first medical device;

obtain second medical imaging data associated with the second medical device;

determine a spatial relationship between the first medical device and the second medical device based at least in part on the first spatial state data and the second spatial state data; and

cause a display device to display composite medical imaging data comprising at least a portion of the first medical imaging data and at least a portion of the second medical imaging data based at least in part on the determined spatial relationship between the first medical device and the second medical device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2017
From: RAZZAQUE, SHARIF A.; KELLER, KURTIS; STATE, ANDREI; GREEN, CAROLINE; ACKERMAN, JEREMY
To: INNEROPTIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 042092/0853 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 12760274 · Apr 14, 2010
Continuation 11833134 · Aug 2, 2007
Provisional Application 60834932 · Aug 2, 2006
Provisional Application 60856670 · Nov 6, 2006
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