18834663. HAPTIC FEEDBACK ASSISTED POSITIONING OF IMAGING ACCESSORY (KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.)
HAPTIC FEEDBACK ASSISTED POSITIONING OF IMAGING ACCESSORY
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Christoph Günther Leussler of Veldhoven NL
Thomas Erik Amthor of Hamburg DE
HAPTIC FEEDBACK ASSISTED POSITIONING OF IMAGING ACCESSORY
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18834663 titled 'HAPTIC FEEDBACK ASSISTED POSITIONING OF IMAGING ACCESSORY
Original Abstract Submitted
The invention relates to an imaging accessory positioning system () and method for medical imaging. Haptic feedback () is used to assist a user () with positioning an imaging accessory () relative to a reference position (). A position sensor () measures the position () of the imaging accessory () and provides a position signal (). A processing unit () derives the position () of the imaging accessory () from the position signal (), computes a feedback signal () based on the deviation between the position () of the imaging accessory () and the reference position (), and provides the feedback signal () to a haptic feedback unit (). The haptic feedback unit () generates haptic feedback () to assist the user (). In one embodiment, the reference position () relative to a patient is automatically determined.