System and method for transesophageal echocardiogram-guided implantation of a valve device

Inventors

AGARWAL, Animesh • Vaidya, Suthirth • Barve, Rakesh

Assignees

Anumana Inc

Abstract

A system for transesophageal echocardiogram-guided implantation of a valve device, the system including at least a transesophageal echocardiogram system configured to detect at least an ultrasound image and at least a computing device configured to receive at least an ultrasound image, generate at least a 3D cardiac model representative of a heart of the patient as a function of at least an ultrasound image wherein the at least an ultrasound image includes a two-dimensional image of the heart of the patient and wherein the 3D cardiac model includes a three dimensional interpolation of the two-dimensional image, determine a valve model datum as a function of the 3D cardiac model, receive at least valve model representative of at least a cardiovascular device to be placed within the patient as a function of the valve model datum and display the at least a 3D cardiac model and at least a valve model.

Core Innovation

The disclosure describes a transesophageal echocardiogram-guided valve implantation system and method. The system uses an ultrasound image of the patient's heart to generate a patient-specific three-dimensional cardiac model by identifying anomalies and modifying voxels within a generic three-dimensional model. It determines valve model information from the cardiac model, receives a cardiovascular-device model, generates a recommended placement, and displays the cardiac and device models with actual placement overlaid on the recommendation.

The system supports cardiovascular-device selection, implantation guidance, and post-implantation placement monitoring. Stated refinements include generating a pseudo-transesophageal echocardiogram frame, displaying an implantation path, and identifying an available valve model through a device-database query that may use annulus diameter. These described features accompany the cardiac model generation, device selection, placement recommendation, and visualization functions. The problem being solved is not explicitly described in patent.

Claims Coverage

The two independent claims comprise a system claim and a method claim covering three inventive features.

Both independent claims cover transesophageal-ultrasound-based cardiac modeling, receipt or determination of a valve model, generation of a recommended device placement, and display of actual placement overlaid on the recommended placement.

Stated Advantages

Documented Applications