Patent ID: 7457658

Claim:
A system for reconstructing a dynamic, three-dimensional contour model of a non-linear shaped implanted medical device, comprising: an imaging device generating biplane imaging data of an implanted medical device; a data storage unit storing the generated biplane imaging data; a computer work station processing the stored image data, the work station including a display for displaying acquired biplane images and for displaying the implanted device contour model; a user interface coupled to the work station receiving user-entered data regarding implanted medical device geometry including a user-specified, curved non-linear template corresponding to the non-linear implanted medical device prior to implantation; and means resident on the work station for directing the execution of an iterative process of implanted medical device contour model that begins with the user-specified, curved non-linear template, wherein the means resident on the work station for directing the execution of an iterative process of implanted medical device contour model includes means for orienting the template along an image of the implanted medical device based upon user selection of a plurality of points along the image and generates three-dimensional centerline point coordinates for a pair of biplane images of the implanted medical device.