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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2016
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Alberto Fazzi, Eindhoven, NL;
Maurice Alain Termeer, Best, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to electromagnetic tracking of medical devices. In order to provide improved tracking of medical devices, a wireless readout unit () for an electromagnetic tracking system of medical devices is provided. The wireless readout unit comprises a data input (), a data processor () and a data output (). The data input is configured to receive raw signals () from an electromagnetic sensor, and the data processor is configured to at least partly pre-process the raw signals provided by the data input for further transformation. Further, the data output is configured for data transmission of the at least partly pre-processed data to a control unit of an electromagnetic tracking system of medical devices. The data output provides a wireless data link () to a control unit.