Flexible Instrument Localization from Both Remote and Elongation Sensors
Summary
The USPTO granted Patent US12605086B2 to Auris Health, Inc. covering a system and method for tracking flexible elongate instruments within patients. The system combines remote localization measurement data with elongation measurement data, transforming both to a coordinate reference frame to produce more accurate instrument localization than either data source alone. The patent names five inventors: Sean Walker, Dave Camarillo, Matt Roelle, Christopher Sewell, and Aditya Koolwal.
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The USPTO issued Patent US12605086B2 titled 'Flexible Instrument Localization from Both Remote and Elongation Sensors' to assignee Auris Health, Inc. The patent covers a system that obtains remote localization measurement data and elongation measurement data of a flexible elongate instrument, then combines and transforms this data to a coordinate reference frame to produce localization more accurate than either measurement alone. The combined localization is provided to a localization consumer.
Affected parties include medical device manufacturers, surgical robotics companies, and healthcare providers using flexible instrument tracking systems. The patent's 20 claims establish intellectual property protection for Auris Health's dual-sensor localization approach, which may affect competitive development of similar flexible instrument tracking technologies in the medical device sector.
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Flexible instrument localization from both remote and elongation sensors
Grant US12605086B2 Kind: B2 Apr 21, 2026
Assignee
Auris Health, Inc.
Inventors
Sean Walker, Dave Camarillo, Matt Roelle, Christopher Sewell, Aditya Koolwal
Abstract
A system and method of tracking a flexible elongate instrument within a patient is disclosed herein. The system is configured to obtain remote localization measurement data of the flexible elongate instrument and obtain elongation measurement data of the flexible elongate instrument. This data is combined and transformed to a coordinate reference frame to produce a localization of the flexible elongate instrument that is more accurate than the remote localization measurements or elongation measurement data alone. The combined localization is then provided to a localization consumer.
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A61B 6/12 A61B 6/487 A61B 5/06 A61B 5/061-068 A61B 2034/2059 A61B 2034/2061 A61B 2034/2064
Filing Date
2024-05-31
Application No.
18680047
Claims
20
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