Active template guide plate and system and method for utilizing same
First Claim
1. A guide plate for inserting, into a body, needles used for medical purposes, said guide plate comprising:
- a plurality of openings, each opening being for receiving a needle;
for each of said openings, a sensor arrangement for detecting presence of a needle when a needle is received in an opening; and
for each of said openings, reporting apparatus for reporting sensing of a needle by each a respective sensor arrangement.
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Abstract
A guide plate for inserting, into a body, instruments, such as needles, used for medical purposes, comprising a plurality of openings for receiving an instrument; for each of the openings, a sensor arrangement for detecting presence of an instrument when an instrument is received in an opening; and reporting apparatus for reporting sensing of an instrument by each respective sensor arrangement. The guide plate can be used with an imaging system, including a display for displaying an image of a portion of the body into which instruments are to be inserted. The imaging system can superimpose on the image an array corresponding to openings in the guide plate; a signal transmission means responsive to reports from respective reporting apparatus can transmit an output of the reporting apparatus to the imaging system. A display modification arrangement responsive to signals from the signal transmission means can modify elements of the array to indicate that an instrument has been inserted into a respective opening.
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19 Claims
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1. A guide plate for inserting, into a body, needles used for medical purposes, said guide plate comprising:
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a plurality of openings, each opening being for receiving a needle;
for each of said openings, a sensor arrangement for detecting presence of a needle when a needle is received in an opening; and
for each of said openings, reporting apparatus for reporting sensing of a needle by each a respective sensor arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An imaging system for a portion of a body, comprising:
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an array generator for generating an array of symbols superimposed on an image of said portion of the body;
an input for receiving data concerning which locations in the body corresponding to symbols of said array have undergone a change in status; and
means for changing an indication associated with said symbols in said array to indicate which locations in said body have undergone a change in status. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A combination of components for operation with an imaging system, comprising:
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a guide plate for inserting, into a body, needles used for medical purposes, said guide plate including;
a plurality of openings, each opening being for receiving a needle;
for each of said openings, a sensor arrangement for detecting presence of a needle when a needle is received in an opening; and
for each of said openings, reporting apparatus for reporting sensing of a needle by each a respective sensor arrangement; and
a sensor reading module, responsive to said reporting apparatus for providing to said imaging system, data concerning which of said openings has a needle disposed therein. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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