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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2010
Applicant:
Lior Sobe, Kadima, IL;
Inventor:
Lior Sobe, Kadima, IL;
Assignee:
ST JUDE MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL HOLDING S.Á R.L., Luxembourg, LU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00053 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02);
Abstract
A removable navigation system for a medical device configured for insertion within a lumen in a body is provided. The removable navigation system includes a sheath operatively configured to cover at least a portion of the medical device, a positioning sensor affixed to the sheath and a deformable fixation element disposed between the sheath and the medical device. The deformable fixation element is operatively deformed to temporarily fix a position of the medical device relative to the sheath and positioning sensor.