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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1998
Michael Kuhn, Hamburg, DE;
Bernd Aldefeld, Hamburg, DE;
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of navigating a magnetic object (,) within an object (,) which is exposed to a magnetic field, as well as to a magnetic resonance device in which this method can be carried out. The method according to the invention is particularly suitable for navigating a catheter or a flexible endoscope within the body of a patient. The magnetic object (,), preferably being provided in or on such a medical instrument (,), has a controllable magnetic moment for this purpose and the direction of movement of the object is determined by control of the magnetic moment. In the case of a magnetic resonance device whose static magnetic field is used, the object (,) is preferably includes as a coil system.