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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2015
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Aditya Mehendale, Geldrop, NL;
Funda Sahin, Eindhoven, NL;
Gregory Cole, Ossining, NY (US);
Hao Su, Hartsdale, NY (US);
Vijay Parthasarathy, Lexington, MA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A system and medical device for the electromagnetic tracking of a medical instrument transported through the medical device. The medical device has a central axis and a channel that receives and transports a medical instrument through the medical device. The channel extends to a distal portion of the medical device and connects with an opening in the medical device that is not aligned with the central axis. The medical device includes a tracking component that is a plurality of coordinated electromagnetic sensors for generating a virtual axis of travel for the medical instrument, with the virtual axis passing through the opening of the device and being aligned with tool insertion axis.