Medtronic Navigation, Inc.

Medtronic, Inc.

Medtronic Xomed, Inc.

Regents of the University of Minnesota

Andrew Bzostek

Brad Jacobsen

Steven L Hartmann

Matthew W Koenig

Bruce M Burg

Bradley A Jascob

Scott L Kalpin

Andrew Wald

Scott A Sarkinen

Peter J Borowitz

Laurent Verard

Danail G Danailov

Patrick A Helm

Robert Teichman

David E Macht

Matthew J Nadeau

Vince J Doerr

James Dustin Duckett

Ross Smetzer

Mark W Hunter

Ali Mowlai-Ashtiani

Brandon Merkl

Lance Kendrick

H Toby Markowitz

Kenneth C Gardeski

David Anthnoy Simon

Paul Kessman

Shai Ronen

Kendra Yasger

Jean M Carver

Michael Neidert

Amir Ghanei

Benjamin D Ewing

Bryan Wilson

Daniel Dunford

Duane Smith

Abhishek Jain

Dave Becker

Joseph Thomas Cilke

Lane A Phillips

Jawad Mokhtar

Orey G Block

Janine Benavente

A system and method for a procedure that can be performed on an appropriate subject. Procedures can include assembling any appropriate work piece or installing members into a work piece, such as an airframe, autoframe, etc. Regardless of the subject, generally the procedure can have a selected result that is efficacious. The efficacious result may be the desired placement of a device. The system and method can be used in confirming an efficacious result.

Method and apparatus for image-based navigation

Disclosed is a localizer system. The localizer system may be incorporated into a navigation system for tracking a tracking device. Generally, the localizer may include a transmitting coil array and a field shaping assembly.

Navigation system and method

A system including a thermal sensor with an instrument placed in a volume. The thermal sensor may be useful in determining a temperature at a surface of the instrument and a distance away from the instrument. A therapy may be performed based on a sensed temperature with the thermal sensors.

Navigation and local thermometry

Disclosed is a method to remove distortion from a navigation system. The navigation system may be used to perform a procedure on a subject. The procedure may be any appropriate procedure. The navigation system may be used to account for the distortive effects of various conductive objects positioned near the subject on which the procedure is performed.

Position determination system and method

Disclosed is a system and method for determining a location and configuration of an expandable member. A flexible coil can be provided on a shape changing portion, such as the expandable member, to measure a signal as the shape changes.

System and method for determining a configuration of an expandable portion

Disclosed herein, a power supply may be recharged with a generally used system. In various embodiments, cleaning systems may be used to affect a generator to cause the generator to charge a power supply. Such charging systems may be used without the need for separate or specialized power charging systems. A charging source or system may, therefore, also charge a power supply without requiring additional steps.

Thermo-electric generator

Disclosed is a system for determining a location and configuration of an expandable member. A flexible coil can be provided on a shape changing portion, such as an expandable portion, to measure a signal as the shape changes.

Flexible circuit coils

Disclosed is a method and system for navigating an instrument relative to a patient that can be near a field distorting feature. A localizer can generate an electromagnetic field that is sensed by a tracking device to determine a location of the tracking device with the sensed electromagnetic field. The system and related method can assist in determining whether a navigation field is distorted near a tracking device of the instrument.

Navigation field distortion detection

A system for performing a medical procedure on a patient is provided. The system can include an imaging head defining a field of view relative to the patient. The imaging head can include at least one transmitter that emits at least one signal in the field of view, and at least one receiver that receives at least one reflected signal from the field of view. The at least one reflected signal received can be based on at least one electrical property of at least one material in the field of view. The system can further include a workstation, which can determine, based on the at least one reflected signal received by the at least one receiver, a location of at least one boundary of the material within the field of view. The system can include a display that displays an image of the location of the at least one boundary.

System and method for radio-frequency imaging, registration, and localization

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Andrew Bzostek