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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Shyam Bharat, Arlington, MA (US);
Ramon Quido Erkamp, Swampscott, MA (US);
Ameet Kumar Jain, Boston, MA (US);
Francois Guy Gerard Marie Vignon, Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 10/0275 (2013.01); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); A61B 2017/0023 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3413 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2063 (2016.02); A61B 2090/378 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3788 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3925 (2016.02);
Abstract
A system for tracking a medical device includes an introducer. Two or more sensors are disposed along a length of the introducer and are spaced apart along the length. An interface is configured to connect to the introducer such that the introducer and the interface operatively couple to and support the medical device wherein the two or more sensors are configured to provide feedback for positioning and orienting the medical device using medical imaging.