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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2012
Bhaskar S. Ramamurthy, Los Altos, CA (US);
Neal A. Tanner, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert G. Younge, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Randall L. Schlesinger, San Mateo, CA (US);
Bhaskar S. Ramamurthy, Los Altos, CA (US);
Neal A. Tanner, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert G. Younge, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Randall L. Schlesinger, San Mateo, CA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV, Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method for mapping an internal structure of a patient with an elongate body is provided. The method includes detecting, at a plurality of instances, contact between a distal portion of an elongate body and an internal structure of the patient; determining a plurality of geometric configurations of the distal portion, the plurality of geometric configurations corresponding to the plurality of instances of contact between the distal portion and the internal structure; determining a plurality of positions of the distal portion, the plurality of positions corresponding to the plurality of geometric configurations; and generating a map of the internal structure based on the plurality of positions of the distal portion.