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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2009
H. Toby Markowitz, Roseville, MN (US);
Chad Giese, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jeff Jannicke, Andover, MN (US);
Steven L. Waldhauser, White Bear Township, MN (US);
H. Toby Markowitz, Roseville, MN (US);
Chad Giese, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jeff Jannicke, Andover, MN (US);
Steven L. Waldhauser, White Bear Township, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A system for determining a location of an instrument within an anatomy is provided. The system can include a first instrument, which can define at least one lumen. The system can further include a second instrument, which can be received through the at least one lumen. The system can include at least one electrode, which can be coupled to a distal end of the first instrument. The electrode can be responsive to electrical activity to generate at least one signal. The system can include a sensing unit, which can be in contact with the anatomy to sense electrical activity within the anatomy at a location near the instrument. The sensing unit can be in communication with the electrode to receive the signal. The system can further include a control module that can determine, based on the sensed electrical activity and the signal, the location of the first instrument.