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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2019
St. Jude Medical International Holding S.Ă .r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Anthony D. Hill, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Cable Thompson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Yuriy Malinin, Edina, MN (US);
Paul Belk, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Eric Lundquist, Annandale, MN (US);
Maxim Yoresh, Haifa, IL;
ST JUDE MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL HOLDING, SA.R.L., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
Systems and methods are described for implementing a catheter model to estimate shape of a deformable catheter in a three-dimensional space. The catheter model includes two or more model segments that correspond to two or more segments of the deformable catheter. Each model segment includes a length and location of model electrode(s) and/or model magnetic sensor(s) corresponding electrodes and/or magnetic sensors of the deformable catheter. Variable shape parameter define a curvature of the segment. Varying the shape parameters generates a plurality of potential catheter shapes. In conjunction with generating the potential catheter shapes, impedance and/or magnetic responses (e.g., measured responses) are obtained for the physical electrodes and/or physical magnetic sensors of the deformable catheter. Using a selected one (e.g., most likely) of the potential catheter shapes and the measured responses, the shape parameters are updated and a catheter shape is generated and displayed.