System, method and apparatus for navigated therapy and diagnosis
First Claim
1. An image-guided medical instrument that utilizes a tracking device to track a location of at least a portion of the instrument on at least one image of an anatomy, the image-guided medical instrument comprising:
- a handle that includes an operating element;
an elongated flexible body member having first and second ends, wherein the first end of the body member is connected to the handle, and wherein the body member includes a lumen;
a transmission element having first and second ends, wherein the first end of the transmission element is connected to the operating element, and wherein the transmission element is located in the lumen of the body member;
a treatment apparatus connected to the second end of the body member and the second end of the transmission element, wherein actuation of the operating element actuates the treatment apparatus via the transmission element; and
at least one sensor element located within the lumen of the body member, that is utilized by the tracking device to obtain position information regarding a position of the at least one sensor element, wherein the location of the treatment apparatus on the at least one image of the anatomy is determined using the position information of the at least one sensor element.
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Abstract
The invention provides an image-guided medical instrument that utilizes a tracking device to track the location of at least a portion of the instrument on at least one image of a patient'"'"'s anatomy. The instrument may include a handle having an operating element, an elongated flexible body member connected to the handle, wherein the body member includes a lumen, a transmission element housed within the lumen of the body member, and a treatment apparatus connected to end of the transmission element, wherein actuation of the operating element actuates the treatment apparatus via the transmission element. The body member also includes at least one sensor element that is utilized by the tracking device to determine position information regarding the treatment apparatus that is used to display the location of the treatment apparatus on the at least one image of the patient'"'"'s anatomy.
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20 Claims
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1. An image-guided medical instrument that utilizes a tracking device to track a location of at least a portion of the instrument on at least one image of an anatomy, the image-guided medical instrument comprising:
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a handle that includes an operating element;
an elongated flexible body member having first and second ends, wherein the first end of the body member is connected to the handle, and wherein the body member includes a lumen;
a transmission element having first and second ends, wherein the first end of the transmission element is connected to the operating element, and wherein the transmission element is located in the lumen of the body member;
a treatment apparatus connected to the second end of the body member and the second end of the transmission element, wherein actuation of the operating element actuates the treatment apparatus via the transmission element; and
at least one sensor element located within the lumen of the body member, that is utilized by the tracking device to obtain position information regarding a position of the at least one sensor element, wherein the location of the treatment apparatus on the at least one image of the anatomy is determined using the position information of the at least one sensor element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-implemented system for performing a procedure on a location of interest within a portion of an anatomy of a patient using at least one image of the anatomy of the patient, the system comprising:
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a data storage device that receives and stores the at least one image of the anatomy of the patient;
an image-guided medical instrument that includes an operating element, a transmission element, a treatment apparatus and at least one sensor element, wherein the transmission element connects the operating element and the treatment apparatus, and wherein actuation of the operating element serves to actuate the treatment apparatus via the transmission element;
a tracking device that obtains position information regarding a position of the at least one sensor element;
a display device; and
a computer-implemented processor that utilizes the position information to display a location of the treatment apparatus on the at least one image of the anatomy of the patient on the display device, wherein the displayed location of the treatment member is used to guide the treatment apparatus to the location of interest and perform the procedure, wherein the procedure is performed upon actuation of the treatment apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for performing a procedure on a location of interest within a portion of an anatomy of a patient using at least one image of the anatomy of the patient, a tracking device, and an image-guided medical instrument, wherein the image-guided medical instrument includes an operating element, a transmission element, a treatment apparatus, and at least one sensor element that is trackable by the tracking device, the method comprising:
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receiving the at least one image of the anatomy of the patient;
registering position information regarding the position of the at least one sensor element to the at least one image of the anatomy of the patient;
displaying the location of the treatment apparatus on at least one image of the anatomy of the patient;
navigating the treatment apparatus to the location of interest using the displayed location of the treatment member; and
performing the procedure on the location of interest by actuating the operating element which actuates the treatment apparatus via the transmission element.
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