SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING THE TRAJECTORY OF AN INSTRUMENT AND THE POSITION OF A BODY WITHIN A VOLUME
First Claim
1. A method of displaying the trajectory of an instrument and the position of a body within a volume, comprising the steps of:
- creating a representation of at least a portion of the volume;
calculating a trajectory of the instrument relative to a position of the body; and
displaying the trajectory of the instrument and the position of the body.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a system and a method of displaying the trajectory of an instrument and the position of a body within a volume. The preferred method includes the steps of creating a representation of at least a portion of the volume, calculating a trajectory of the instrument relative to a position of the body, and displaying the trajectory of the instrument and the position of the body. The preferred system includes an instrument, an ultrasonic device, a processor coupled to the ultrasonic device, and a display adapted to display the trajectory of the instrument and the position of the body.
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1. A method of displaying the trajectory of an instrument and the position of a body within a volume, comprising the steps of:
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creating a representation of at least a portion of the volume; calculating a trajectory of the instrument relative to a position of the body; and displaying the trajectory of the instrument and the position of the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for displaying the trajectory of the instrument and the position of a body within a volume, comprising:
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an instrument; an ultrasonic device adapted to propagate acoustic waves toward, and detect acoustic waves from, the volume; a processor coupled to the ultrasonic device, adapted to create a representation of at least a portion of the volume based on the detected acoustic waves, and adapted to calculate a trajectory of the instrument relative to the body; and a display adapted to display the trajectory of the instrument and the position of the body. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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