APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSTERIOR NASAL NERVE ABLATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220061922A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US17384855

    申请日:2021-07-26

    IPC分类号: A61B34/20 A61B18/14

    摘要: An ablation instrument includes a shaft that extends from a grip portion. A curved portion of the shaft is shaped to allow insertion into the head of a patient, and to position an ablation tip that extends from a distal tip of the shaft proximate to an ablation target, such as the posterior nasal nerve. When activated the ablation tip projects radiofrequency energy to ablate nearby tissue. An ablation assistance features of an image guided surgery navigation system is configured to segment and identify ablation targets within a set of pre-operative images. When a position tracked ablation instrument is configured for use, the system begins to monitor the proximity of the ablation tip to the ablation targets. When the tip is within an effective distance of the target for ablation, the system provides an alert and activates the instrument so that RF energy may be projected.

    ENT Image Registration
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190046272A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-14

    申请号:US15674380

    申请日:2017-08-10

    IPC分类号: A61B34/20 G06T7/73

    摘要: A method, including receiving a computerized tomography (CT) image of voxels of a subject's head, and analyzing the image to identify respective locations of the subject's eyes in the image, so defining a first line segment joining the respective locations. The method includes identifying a voxel subset overlaying bony sections of the head, lying on a second line segment parallel to the first line segment and on a third line segment orthogonal to the first line segment. A magnetic tracking system configured to measure positions on the subject's head is activated, and a probe, operative in the system, is positioned in proximity to the bony sections to measure positions of a surface of the head overlaying the bony sections. A correspondence between the positions and the voxel subset is formed, and a registration between the CT image and the magnetic tracking system is generated in response to the correspondence.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING A SURGICAL DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20220031400A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US17383980

    申请日:2021-07-23

    IPC分类号: A61B34/20 G06T7/30

    摘要: Systems, methods, and devices for registering a 3D image of a patient with magnetic coordinates are disclosed. A tri-axial sensor (TAS) may be added to the 3D camera. The location and orientation of the TAS sensor may be determined based on the known magnetic fields that are applied by a magnetic field transmitter. The camera coordinate system may then be transferred to the magnetic coordinate system. After completing the registration of the 3D image with a CT image and the 3D image with the magnetic coordinates, the CT image may then be registered with the magnetic coordinates.