发明名称 ULTRASONOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXAMINING AND TREATING SPINAL CONDITIONS
摘要 Methods for assessing spinal health and treatment effectiveness for spinal conditions in a patient via use of an ultrasonagraphic system are shown and described. The ultrasonagraphic system includes optical targets, a transducer probe, an optical tracker unit, an image processing system, a 3D ultrasound processor, and a display. The methods include attaching optical targets to the patient's body; detecting locations of the optical targets on the patient; detecting a location of the transducer probe; moving the transducer probe over at least a portion of the patient's body to collect spinal image data; generating 3D image data; sending 3D image data to the image processing system; processing 3D image data; displaying a real-time 3D image of the one or more vertebrae on the display to allow a healthcare provider to assess spinal health and treatment effectiveness based on the displayed real-time 3D image.
申请公布号 US2015133785(A1) 申请公布日期 2015.05.14
申请号 US201514602566 申请日期 2015.01.22
申请人 Schlenger Christopher 发明人 Schlenger Christopher
分类号 A61B8/08;A61B8/00;A61B5/00 主分类号 A61B8/08
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A method for assessing spinal health and treatment effectiveness for spinal conditions of a patient via use of an ultrasonagraphic system, the ultrasonagraphic system having one or more patient optical targets that are attachable to a patient's body, a transducer probe having one or more transducer optical targets, an optical tracker unit, an image processing system, a 3D ultrasound processor, and a display, the one or more patient optical targets and the one or more transducer optical targets being in data communications with optical tracker unit, the transducer probe being in data communication with the 3D ultrasound processor and configured to detect locations of one or more vertebrae of the patient, the method comprising: attaching one or more patient optical targets to desired positions on the patient's body; detecting locations of the one or more patient optical targets via the optical tracker unit; detecting a location of the transducer probe via the one or more transducer optical targets and the optical tracker unit; moving the transducer probe over at least a portion of the patient's body to collect spinal image data; generating 3D image data via the 3D ultrasound processor; sending 3D image data to the image processing system; processing 3D image data via the image processing system; displaying a real-time 3D image of the one or more vertebrae on the display to allow a healthcare provider to assess spinal health and treatment effectiveness based on the displayed real-time 3D image.
地址 Stockton CA US