发明申请
US20120172715A1 SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A MEDICAL DEVICE WITHIN A BODY
有权
用于确定身体内的医疗装置的位置的系统
- 专利标题: SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A MEDICAL DEVICE WITHIN A BODY
- 专利标题(中): 用于确定身体内的医疗装置的位置的系统
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申请号: US12981150申请日: 2010-12-29
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公开(公告)号: US20120172715A1公开(公告)日: 2012-07-05
- 发明人: Mark A. MacGregor , John A. Hauck , Graydon E. Beatty , Kevin Dillon
- 申请人: Mark A. MacGregor , John A. Hauck , Graydon E. Beatty , Kevin Dillon
- 主分类号: A61B5/05
- IPC分类号: A61B5/05
摘要:
A system for determining a position of a medical device within a body is provided that reduces positional error by establishing a reference origin closer to the device and/or simplifies the system by integrating components and functions. In one embodiment, a pair of drive electrodes are affixed to opposed surfaces of the body and create a pathway for transmission of current through a position sensor related to the medical device. A pair of reference electrodes proximate the drive electrodes are coupled to a common reference node outputting a reference signal establishing the reference origin. An electronic control unit determines the position of the medical device responsive to the position signal and the reference signal. In another embodiment, a patch affixed to an external surface of the body has a base layer and multiple devices supported on the base layer, electrically isolated from one another, and configured to perform different functions.