SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING WITHIN THE LUNG

摘要

Methods and systems for navigating to a target through a patient's bronchial tree are disclosed including a bronchoscope, a probe insertable into a working channel of the bronchoscope and including a location sensor, and a workstation in operative communication with the probe and the bronchoscope, the workstation including a user interface that guides a user through a navigation plan and is configured to present a central navigation view including a plurality of views configured for assisting the user in navigating the bronchoscope through central airways of the patient's bronchial tree toward the target, a peripheral navigation view including a plurality of views configured for assisting the user in navigating the probe through peripheral airways of the patient's bronchial tree to the target, and a target alignment view including a plurality of views configured for assisting the user in aligning a distal tip of the probe with the target.

主权项

1. A system for navigating to a target through a patient's bronchial tree, the system comprising:
a bronchoscope configured for insertion into the patient's bronchial tree, the bronchoscope defining a working channel; a probe insertable into the working channel of the bronchoscope and including a location sensor, the probe configured to navigate through the patient's bronchial tree; and a workstation in operative communication with the probe and the bronchoscope, the workstation including a memory and at least one processor, the memory storing a navigation plan and a program that, when executed by the processor, presents a user interface that guides a user through the navigation plan, the user interface configured to present:
a central navigation view including a plurality of views configured for assisting the user in navigating the bronchoscope through central airways of the patient's bronchial tree toward the target;a peripheral navigation view including a plurality of views configured for assisting the user in navigating the probe through peripheral airways of the patient's bronchial tree to the target; anda target alignment view including a plurality of views configured for assisting the user in aligning a distal tip of the probe with the target.