REAL-TIME TRACKING AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES
First Claim
1. A system for telemetrical control of an interventional device for minimally invasive surgical procedure, comprising:
- an imaging sub-system operated to produce substantially in real-time images of an operative site comprising a target of interest;
an interventional device disposed at said operative site;
a tracking sub-system operatively coupled to said imaging sub-system, wherein said tracking sub-system is configured to produce tracking information corresponding to a location of said interventional device within said operative site;
a processor controlled navigation sub-system operatively coupled to said tracking sub-system, said imaging sub-system, and said interventional device, wherein said navigation sub-system is configured to;
(a) integrate said tracking information with said real-time images,(b) display said substantially real-time images of said operative site generated by said imaging sub-system, and(c) interface with a user to receive user'"'"'s commands to telemetrically control said interventional device based on said substantially in real-time images and said tracking information to reach said target of interest for an intended interaction therewith.
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Abstract
Telemetrical control of a robotic interventional device for minimally invasive surgical procedure is based on an operative interaction between a tracking sub-system, MRI sub-system, navigation sub-system and the robotic interventional device. The tracking sensor sub-system is integrated with the interventional device to produce tracking information corresponding to the robotic interventional device location in the operative site. The navigation sub-system integrates the tracking information with the real-time images of the operative site produced by the MRI sub-system, and displays the integrated information to a user, to enable the telemetrical control of the interventional device for performing an intended procedure (biopsy, tissue resection, etc.). The navigation sub-system, based on the integrated real-time tracking information and real-time images, calculates and dynamically updates coordinates of subsequent imaging slices.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for telemetrical control of an interventional device for minimally invasive surgical procedure, comprising:
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an imaging sub-system operated to produce substantially in real-time images of an operative site comprising a target of interest; an interventional device disposed at said operative site; a tracking sub-system operatively coupled to said imaging sub-system, wherein said tracking sub-system is configured to produce tracking information corresponding to a location of said interventional device within said operative site; a processor controlled navigation sub-system operatively coupled to said tracking sub-system, said imaging sub-system, and said interventional device, wherein said navigation sub-system is configured to; (a) integrate said tracking information with said real-time images, (b) display said substantially real-time images of said operative site generated by said imaging sub-system, and (c) interface with a user to receive user'"'"'s commands to telemetrically control said interventional device based on said substantially in real-time images and said tracking information to reach said target of interest for an intended interaction therewith. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for telemetrically controlling an interventional device during a minimally invasive surgical procedure, comprising the steps of:
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integrating a tracking sub-system with an interventional device adapted for a surgical procedure; positioning an operative site containing a target of interest into an imaging sub-system; introducing said interventional device to said operative site containing said target of interest; operatively coupling a navigation sub-system to said tracking sub-system, said interventional device, and said imaging sub-system; configuring said navigation sub-system to; display, substantially in real-time, images acquired from said imaging sub-system; integrate said substantially real-time images with a tracking information obtained from said tracking sub-system, and generate coordinates of said tracking sub-system in said operative site, and upon receipt of a command from a user to control the interventional device, issue a control signal applied to said interventional device to actuate a required motion thereof relative to the target of interest for an intended surgical interaction therewith. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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