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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:
Dec. 08, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 30, 2014
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Adrian F. Warner, Wauwatosa, WI (US);

Claudio Patricio Mejia, Wauwatosa, WI (US);

Daniel Richard Schneidewend, Wauwatosa, WI (US);

Rodger F. Schmit, Wauwatosa, WI (US);

Nicholas P. Nekich, Wauwatosa, WI (US);

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0432 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/042 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/044 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0432 (2013.01); A61B 5/0422 (2013.01); A61B 5/061 (2013.01); A61B 5/6858 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 5/044 (2013.01); A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2053 (2016.02);
Abstract

In the present invention, a system that has a navigation signal delivered by one of a signal or navigation catheter or treatment catheter as directed by a controller for detection by the other of the navigation catheter or the a treatment catheter to navigate the treatment catheter to a specific point or area of interest using the detected navigation signal is provided. The system is operable in a method to perform the above utilizing the mapping function of the electrophysiology mapping and/or recorder system to energize electrodes on either the navigation catheter or treatment catheter to direct the treatment catheter to the area, region or point of interest.


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