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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2007
Dun Alex LI, Salem, NH (US);
Christopher Allen Nafis, Rexford, NY (US);
Douglas Glenn Wildes, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Dun Alex Li, Salem, NH (US);
Christopher Allen Nafis, Rexford, NY (US);
Douglas Glenn Wildes, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for implementing an imaging and navigation system to perform a medical procedure such as cardiac ablation is disclosed herein. The a method includes implementing an ultrasonic imaging device to provide a generally real time three-dimensional patient image, identifying a target site on the generally real time three-dimensional patient image, directing a medical instrument to the target site using a tracking system, and performing a medical procedure at the target site.