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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Inventors:
Yvan Paitel, Louisville, CO (US);
Steven L. Hartmann, Superior, CO (US);
Lilac Muller, Nederland, CO (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61N 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/06 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 5/743 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/037 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 90/36 (2016.02); A61N 2/00 (2013.01); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2090/376 (2016.02); A61B 2090/397 (2016.02);
Abstract
A system and method is disclosed that can be used to track and navigate an instrument relative to a patient. The system can include an electromagnetic tracking system to track an electromagnetic stimulation probe, such as a transcranial magnetic stimulation probe. The system can, according to various embodiments, provide a tracking device on the probe, track the coil of the probe, provide a field relative to the probe, and determine the position of the patient based upon the field produced by the probe.