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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2009
Applicant:
David Mackiewicz, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Inventor:
David Mackiewicz, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for preparation of an implant site is disclosed. The method includes positioning a patient relative to an imaging device. A first image of the implant site may be obtained. A distance from an access location to a deployment location may be determined. Other images may be obtained to determine the distance from the access location to the deployment location.