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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2011
Szabolcs Deladi, Veldhoven, NL;
Erik Godefridus Antonius Harks, Eindhoven, NL;
Ameet Kumar Jain, New York, NY (US);
Francois Guy Gerard Marie Vignon, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (US);
Maikel Hendriks, Eindhoven, NL;
Garardus Henricus Maria Gijsbers, Liempde, NL;
Szabolcs Deladi, Veldhoven, NL;
Erik Godefridus Antonius Harks, Eindhoven, NL;
Ameet Kumar Jain, New York, NY (US);
Francois Guy Gerard Marie Vignon, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (US);
Maikel Hendriks, Eindhoven, NL;
Garardus Henricus Maria Gijsbers, Liempde, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to location determination apparatus for determining a location of a first object () like a catheter within a second object () being, for example, the heart of a person. The first object comprises a first ultrasound unit, and a second ultrasound unit () is located outside the second object. A location determination unit determines the location of the first object within the second object based on ultrasound signals transmittedbetween the first ultrasound unit and the second ultrasound unit. This allows determining the location of the first object within the second object reliably in a way which is an alternative to using a transmission of electrical signals for determining the location and which may lead to an improved accuracy of determining the location.