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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2021
Applicant:
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Wald, Denver, CO (US);
Brad Jacobsen, Erie, CO (US);
Danail G. Danailov, Westminster, CO (US);
Steven L. Hartmann, Superior, CO (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Lafayette, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); H01F 5/02 (2006.01); H01F 41/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/062 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); H01F 5/02 (2013.01); H01F 41/04 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2068 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02); A61B 2562/12 (2013.01); H01F 2005/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
In various specific embodiments, a localizer can include a plurality of coil groups, where each coil group includes three coils that are formed around a single center. Each of the three coils can be formed around separate jigs and the jigs can be interconnected to form the coil group. The jigs need not be annular, but may be formed in any appropriate configuration of shape or geometry for forming the final coil group.