United States
US 12,702,489 B2
System for planning the introduction of a needle in a patient's body
US 12,702,489 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-11. Applicant: IMACTIS. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- IMACTIS
- Inventors
- Lionel CARRAT; Stephane LAVALLEE; Ivan BRICAULT; Florence BILLET; Patrick-Denis SIMONOVICI; Agnes LABADIE
- Publication date
- 2026-08-11
- Filing date
- 2022-08-29
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,702,489 B2 · US12702489 · 12702489
Abstract
A system for planning introduction of a needle in a patient's body, includes a needle guide configured to be coupled to a needle and a localization system configured for tracking the needle guide with respect to the patient's body. The system includes a processor configured for determining a virtual position and orientation of the needle with respect to the 3D image using localization data of the needle guide, thereby defining a virtual needle having the virtual position and orientation, detecting a part of the needle that has already been inserted into the patient's body as a trace in the 3D …
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