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(11) EP 4 823 427 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43

(21) Application number: 24904966.9

(22) Date of filing: 13.12.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 5/00(2006.01)
G06T 3/14(2024.01)
A61B 1/00(2006.01)
A61B 6/00(2024.01)
A61B 5/06(2006.01)
A61B 8/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G06T 2207/20124; G06T 2207/10136; G06T 2207/30196; G06T 2207/20081; A61B 34/10; G16H 30/40; A61B 2034/2065; A61B 34/20; A61B 2034/107; A61B 2034/105; G06T 7/75
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2024/060043
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/129005 (19.06.2025 Gazette 2025/25)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
GE KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 15.12.2023 US 202318541792

(71) Applicant: Edda Technology, Inc.
Princeton, NJ 08540 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • QI, Xiao
    Edison, New Jersey 08820 (US)
  • WEI, Guo-Qing
    Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536 (US)
  • FAN, Li
    Belle Mead, New Jersey 08502 (US)
  • ZENG, Xiaolan
    Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (US)
  • QIAN, Jianzhong
    Princeton Junction, New Jersey 08550 (US)

(74) Representative: Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB 
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München
80639 München (DE)

   


(54) METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEQUENCE-AWARE ESTIMATION OF ULTRASOUND PROBE POSE IN LAPAROSCOPIC ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES