Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Variable cryosurgical probe planning system
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Application No.: US13731639Application Date: 2012-12-31
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Publication No.: US09724150B1Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Shenghao Bao , Jay J. Eum
- Applicant: ENDOCARE, INC.
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: ENDOCARE, INC.
- Current Assignee: ENDOCARE, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agent Lawrence N. Ginsberg
- Main IPC: A61B18/18
- IPC: A61B18/18 ; A61B18/02

Abstract:
A cryosurgical system including a computer system programmed with software configured to perform the following steps: a) capturing at least one first view of a region of interest in a human body; b) capturing at least one second view of the region of interest; c) outlining the region of interest and at least one area outside the region of interest with the assistance of an operator; d) constructing a 3-dimensional model of the region of interest and the at least one area outside the region of interest utilizing the at least one first view and the at least one second view of the region of interest; and e) utilizing the 3-dimensional model of the region of interest and the at least one area outside the region of interest to determine at least one cryosurgical probe placement location.
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