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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020

Filed:

Oct. 31, 2016
Applicant:

Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Wald, Denver, CO (US);

Bruce M. Burg, Louisville, CO (US);

Steven L. Hartmann, Superior, CO (US);

Brad Jacobsen, Erie, CO (US);

Jeffrey Swetnam, Superior, CO (US);

Assignee:

Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01); H01F 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); H01F 27/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); H01F 27/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 5/062 (2013.01); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); H01F 5/02 (2013.01); H01F 27/28 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00725 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2068 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3958 (2016.02); H01F 27/30 (2013.01); H01F 2005/027 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49071 (2015.01);
Abstract

An electromagnetic device includes a jig and multiple wires. The jig includes a center member and coil-separating blocks. The coil-separating blocks protrude from the center member and are separated from each other to provide a coil channels. Each of the wires is wrapped on the jig, around the center member, and in one of the coil channels to form one of a multiple coils. Each of the coils is configured to connect to an electromagnetic navigation system and generate respective electromagnetic fields to be emitted relative to a subject.


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