Invention Application
- Patent Title: ELECTROMAGNETIC NAVIGATION OF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
- Patent Title (中): 医学仪器用于心脏手术的电磁导航
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Application No.: PCT/US2010/032425Application Date: 2010-04-26
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Publication No.: WO2010124285A1Publication Date: 2010-10-28
- Inventor: SKARDA, Jim , STEWART, Mark , KEOGH, James , FRANCISCHELLI, David , GARDESKI, Ken , POSS, Tom , NEIDERT, Michael
- Applicant: MEDTRONIC INC. , SKARDA, Jim , STEWART, Mark , KEOGH, James , FRANCISCHELLI, David , GARDESKI, Ken , POSS, Tom , NEIDERT, Michael
- Applicant Address: 710 Medtronic Parkway Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 US
- Assignee: MEDTRONIC INC.,SKARDA, Jim,STEWART, Mark,KEOGH, James,FRANCISCHELLI, David,GARDESKI, Ken,POSS, Tom,NEIDERT, Michael
- Current Assignee: MEDTRONIC INC.,SKARDA, Jim,STEWART, Mark,KEOGH, James,FRANCISCHELLI, David,GARDESKI, Ken,POSS, Tom,NEIDERT, Michael
- Current Assignee Address: 710 Medtronic Parkway Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 US
- Agency: WITSCHEN, Katrina
- Priority: US61/214,591 20090424; US12/767,163 20100426
- Main IPC: A61B19/00
- IPC: A61B19/00 ; A61N1/05 ; A61B17/00
Abstract:
The present invention provides devices, instruments, systems, and methods to navigate medical instruments within the thoracic cavity. More specifically, the present invention provides a navigation system comprising medical instruments having electromagnetic tracking functionality and the integration of previously acquired imaging into a user interface of the navigation system.
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