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| 20110015628 | ADVANCED ABLATION PLANNING - In planning an ablation procedure, a planned target volume (PTV) is imported, which is typically selected by a doctor but may be computer-identified. An ablation solution comprising a plurality of ablation volumes is generated or selected using a lookup table. Ablations sharing a common axis along a line of insertion are grouped into blocks. Alternatively, the PTV is enveloped in a sphere, and a pre-computed ablation solution (e.g., a 6- or 14-sphere solution) is identified to cover the PTV sphere. Optionally, a mathematical algorithm is executed to increase an axis through the ablation spheres to generate ellipsoidal ablation volumes that envelop the PTV. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110092810 | NESTED CANNULAE FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY - The present disclosure provides for systems and methods for Nested Cannula configuration. Nested Cannula systems include a plurality of telescoping, pre-shaped tubes configured and dimensioned to reach target locations within a particular anatomical region. A three dimensional image is read for the particular anatomical region and structure in question. A series of arcs are generated between a point of the anatomical region and a target location, ensuring collision-free motion for each of the tubes at each specific diameter. The target location is determined based upon the medical procedure being performed and the location and orientation in six degrees of freedom of the anatomical structure in question. The series of arcs are used to configure and dimension the plurality of tubes. The Nested Cannula system is adapted to reach relatively small and complex target locations, such as to deliver photodynamic therapy, balloon angioplasty or BronchoAlveolar Lavage. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110093191 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FAST PRECISE PATH PLANNING | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110137166 | TRANSDUCER ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING SONO-ELASTOGRAPHICAL DATA AND ULTRASONIC DATA OF A MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a transducer arrangement, particularly a transducer arrangement for acquiring tissue information, a method for using a transducer arrangement for acquiring tissue information and a glove which comprises a transducer arrangement. The transducer arrangement | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110201887 | INTERLOCKING NESTED CANNULA - An interlocking nested cannula set ( | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110245625 | PATH PLANNING FOR REDUCING TISSUE DAMAGE IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY - A method for planning a path according to a surgical application incorporating a structural damage assessment technique ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110257671 | CONTACT DETECTION TUBES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES - A contact detection method ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110270040 | PLANNING FOR CURVATURE INTERACTIONS, MULTIPLE RADII OF CURVATURE AND ADAPTIVE NEIGHBORHOODS - Planning deployment of a medical robot based on concentric cannulas takes into account multiple radii of curvature. The radii of curvature are dependent on tube diameter. Tubes of smaller diameter can have tighter radii of curvature. Planning also takes into account moment of inertia and elasticity of tubes. For the purposes of planning, an A* algorithm is used for cost wave propagation together with a configuration space, a cost metric, and a neighborhood. The neighborhood is adaptive. The adaptive neighborhood can be different for each node in the configuration space data structure and depends on curvature affecting properties of individual tubes used to achieve a path from a most distal point to a most proximal point within a body to be examined. | 11-03-2011 |
