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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Windheuser, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Shawn Ryan, Littleton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61M 5/14 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/061 (2013.01); A61B 5/065 (2013.01); A61B 5/687 (2013.01); A61B 5/6847 (2013.01); A61B 8/0841 (2013.01); A61B 8/481 (2013.01); A61M 5/14 (2013.01); A61B 5/11 (2013.01); A61M 2210/105 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a method of determining a position of a medical instrument. The method may include inserting a first material into a body and adjacent to the medical instrument, analyzing at least one characteristic of the inserted first material, and determining the position of the medical instrument based on the analysis of the at least one characteristic.