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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. 02, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Eric A. Schilling, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Nancy M. Germanson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Manfred Justen, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0014 (2013.01); A61B 6/463 (2013.01); A61B 6/503 (2013.01); A61B 6/504 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10072 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30021 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30048 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30101 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system including or receiving information regarding the geometry of a patient can be used to identify possible or appropriate instruments for a patient. Instruments can include pacing and defibrillation leads. Information regarding the patient can include target location size, bifurcation angles, and tortuosity of a path. Information regarding the instrument can include diameter, shape, stiffness, and/or other handling characteristics. The information can be used to identify or rank instruments.