Jeanette E. Southard,Matthew J. Prince,Tab Robbins,Tyler L. Durfee
申请号：
US16777685
公开号：
US20200237403A1
申请日:
2020.01.30
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2020
代理人:
摘要：
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for tracking medical devices such as needles and catheters. For example, an ultrasound-imaging system is configured to perform a set of operations for accessing a blood vessel, recommending a proper approach angle for approaching the blood vessel with the medical device, recommending a proper insertion angle for inserting the medical device in the blood vessel, ensuring a final placement of a sufficient length of the medical device within the blood vessel, and following, or tracking, a procedure for placing the medical device in the blood vessel. In addition, the ultrasound-imaging system is configured to perform a set of operations for optimizing an ultrasound image about the blood vessel or a targeted location of the blood vessel.
