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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2018
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical International Holding S.á R.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Inventors:
Roie Shlomovitz, Haifa, IL;
Alon Izmirli, Ganot Hadar, IL;
Assignee:
ST. JUDE MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL HOLDING S.Á R.L., Luxembourg, LU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2024.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/062 (2013.01); A61B 6/4441 (2013.01); A61B 6/547 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an apparatus for generating a magnetic field for tracking of an object. The apparatus may include transmitting elements that generate a desired magnetic field (when combined) in an area of interest, and a rapid decaying magnetic field in a separate area. The separate area can be adjacent to the area of interest and can include a magnetic field-disrupting component.