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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:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2006
Applicants:
David Maier Neustadter, Netanya, IL;
Giora Kornblau, Binyamina, IL;
Inventors:
David Maier Neustadter, Netanya, IL;
Giora Kornblau, Binyamina, IL;
Assignee:
Novatek Medical Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods disclosed provide for guiding a tool using a source of radioactivity. The method includes implanting a source of radioactivity at a position having a geometric relationship to a target tissue, determining at least an indication of a location of the source using at least one radioactivity detecting position sensor, and positioning a tool at a desired relative location with respect to the target tissue based on the determined location.