Surgical device guidance and monitoring devices, systems, and methods
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1. A system comprising:
- a) an attachment component comprising at least one location emitter, wherein said attachment component is configured to be attached to a hand-held medical device with a device tip;
b) a display component attached to, or integral with, said attachment component, wherein said display component comprises a display screen, andc) a tag, said tag comprising an antenna, wherein said tag is physically separate from, and not physically linked to, any of;
said attachment component, said display component, and said hand-held medical device; and
wherein said display screen is configured to receive data about the position of said tag and said medical device from a computer system, wherein said computer system is configured to receive information from a plurality of witness stations and generate said data, andwherein said display screen displays;
i) a tag indicator which corresponds to the physical location of said tag, andii) at least one of the following additional indictors;
A) a total distance indicator which indicates the distance of said device tip to said tag,B) a medical device indicator which corresponds to the location of said medical device with respect to said tag,C) a tag-tip vector indicator which provides a representation of the two-dimensional distance, and two-dimensional location, of said device tip to said tag; and
D) a depth indicator which provides an indication of how high above, or below, the device tip is with respect to said tag.
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Abstract
Provided herein are systems, devices, assemblies, and methods for localization of one or more tags in a patient.
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1. A system comprising:
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a) an attachment component comprising at least one location emitter, wherein said attachment component is configured to be attached to a hand-held medical device with a device tip; b) a display component attached to, or integral with, said attachment component, wherein said display component comprises a display screen, and c) a tag, said tag comprising an antenna, wherein said tag is physically separate from, and not physically linked to, any of;
said attachment component, said display component, and said hand-held medical device; andwherein said display screen is configured to receive data about the position of said tag and said medical device from a computer system, wherein said computer system is configured to receive information from a plurality of witness stations and generate said data, and wherein said display screen displays; i) a tag indicator which corresponds to the physical location of said tag, and ii) at least one of the following additional indictors; A) a total distance indicator which indicates the distance of said device tip to said tag, B) a medical device indicator which corresponds to the location of said medical device with respect to said tag, C) a tag-tip vector indicator which provides a representation of the two-dimensional distance, and two-dimensional location, of said device tip to said tag; and D) a depth indicator which provides an indication of how high above, or below, the device tip is with respect to said tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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