Device and method for a trackable ultrasound
CA 2612603 C · Owner: Philips Electronics Ltd Philips Electronique Ltee · Inventors: Wood, Bradford Johns; Glossop, Neil David
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The invention provides a method for adjusting the calibration of a tracked ultrasound device using the measured difference between two sets of fiducial markings in two relative positions of a tracker and an scan head of the device. , The invention also provides a trackable ultrasound device that enables repeatable attachment of a tracker to a scan head thus preserving an initial , calibration between the tracker and the scan head. Furthermore the invention , provides a calibration jig that can be used to repeatably attach a tracker to an , ultrasound scan head or to measure the difference between two relative positions of a tracker and a scan head.
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- Filed June 21, 2006 and granted May 19, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 21, 2026.
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