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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2016
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Joerg Sabczynski, Norderstedt, DE;
Heinrich Schulz, Hamburg, DE;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A tracking system for a target anatomy of a patient can include a medical device having a body () having a distal end () and at least one channel () formed therein, where the body is adapted for insertion through an anatomy () to reach a target area (); an accelerometer () connected to the body and positioned in proximity to the distal end; an imaging device () operably coupled with the body; and a light source () operably coupled with the body, where the accelerometer is in communication with a remote processor () for transmitting acceleration data thereto, where the imaging device is in communication with the remote processor for transmitting real-time images thereto, and where an orientation of the medical device and calibration of direction with respect to the anatomy is determined by the processor based on the acceleration data.