Patent ID: 11944394
Assignee: JAMES T. WRIGHT
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A computerized tomography (CT) guided device, comprising:
a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a shaft extending therebetween, the shaft including a first bend that forms a first angle such that at least a portion of the catheter is non-linear;
a position sensor coupled to the catheter at the proximal end, and configured to output first position data thereof; and
a computerized tomography controller configured to:
sense a position and/or orientation of the catheter utilizing the first position data from the position sensor;
generate second position data representative of the position and/or orientation of the catheter; and
display a graphical projection indicator extending away from the catheter that indicates a trajectory of at least one portion of the catheter based on the second position data.