Patent ID: 11877888
Assignee: DANDELION TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A method for providing guidance to an operator of an ultrasound device that comprises an ultrasound probe housing that contains a plurality of probes, the method comprising:
receiving images of inside a body of a patient generated in accordance with reflected ultrasonic waves from the probes of the ultrasound probe housing;
processing the images to identify within the images at least a needle that has been inserted into the body of the patient; and
generating a notification to the operator based on one or more of:
a distance or direction of the needle relative to a location of an anatomical part of the body of the patient;
a distance or direction of the needle relative to a location of a target internal body part in the body of the patient; or
a distance or direction of the needle relative to a location of a desired path of the needle.