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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2002
Roger N. Hastings, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Steven J. Ferry, Excelsior, MN (US);
Demetrius K. Lopes, Chicago, IL (US);
Roger N. Hastings, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Steven J. Ferry, Excelsior, MN (US);
Demetrius K. Lopes, Chicago, IL (US);
Stereotaxis, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A method of navigating the distal end of a medical device through an operating region in a subject's body includes displaying an x-ray image of the operating region, including the distal end of the medical device; determining the location of the distal end of the medical device in a reference frame translatable to the displayed x-ray image; and displaying an enhanced indication of the distal end of the medical device on the x-ray image to facilitate the navigation of the distal end of the device in the operating region.