US 12,257,082 B2
Cone beam computed tomography integration for creating a navigation pathway to a target in the lung and method of navigating to the target
Oren P. Weingarten, Hod-Hasharon (IL); Ariel Birenbaum, Raanana (IL); and Evgeni Kopel, Barkan (IL)
Assigned to Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/855,104.
Prior Publication US 2024/0000399 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 10/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2021.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/40 (2024.01); A61B 90/11 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 6/03 (2013.01) [A61B 6/4085 (2013.01); A61B 6/4405 (2013.01); A61B 6/5223 (2013.01); A61B 90/11 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
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17. A system for performing a surgical procedure, comprising:
a cone beam computed tomography machine;
a catheter configured to be navigated within a patient's airways; and
a controller operably coupled to the cone beam computed tomography machine, the controller including a memory and a processor, the memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
obtain images of a patient's anatomy using the cone beam computed tomography machine while the patient is sedated;
identify an area of interest in the images obtained by the cone beam computed tomography machine;
identify a pathway to the identified area of interest using the images obtained by the cone beam computed tomography machine; and
aid navigation of the catheter within the patient's airways to the identified area of interest using the identified pathway.