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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2003
Applicant:
John Eric Peckham, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
John Eric Peckham, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignees:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Stryker NV Operations Limited, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medical device includes a rotational marker. A marker may be viewable under an imaging device, such as a fluoroscope or an MRI system. A rotational marker allows the rotational orientation of a medical device to be determined with respect to the surrounding environment. A medical device including a rotational marker may comprise an implantable medical device, a delivery system for delivery of an implantable medical device, and the like.