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Surgery > Diagnostic Testing > Detecting Nuclear, Electromagnetic, Or Ultrasonic Radiation > With Means For Determining Position Of A Device Placed Within A Body With Means For Determining Position Of A Device Placed Within A BodyWith Means For Determining Position Of A Device Placed Within A Body patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.12/28/06 - 20060293593 - Position tracking using quasi-dc magnetic fields A method for tracking a position of a sensor includes generating a periodic magnetic field in a vicinity of the sensor, the field having a positive polarity phase and a negative polarity phase with respective constant positive and negative amplitudes. First and second field measurement signals are produced responsively to ... 12/28/06 - 20060293592 - System and method for controlling a medical imaging device A system and method for controlling a medical imaging device is provided. The system includes a medical imaging device. The system further includes a medical instrument. Further, the system includes a navigation subsystem that is configured to track the medical instrument. Furthermore, the system includes a control subsystem that communicates ... 12/21/06 - 20060287595 - Medical system for inserting a catheter into a vessel The invention relates to a medical system for introducing a catheter into a vessel, preferably a blood vessel of a patient, having at least a computer and control unit, a means for creating a transparent general view of the position of the vessel, a catheter with a reversible inflatable balloon ... 12/14/06 - 20060281990 - User interfaces and navigation methods for vascular navigation A method of controlling a remote navigation system that remotely orients the distal end of the medical device in order to navigate a medical device through a body lumen includes displaying an endoluminal image of the portion of the body lumen through which the device is being navigated, including an ... 12/14/06 - 20060281989 - Voice controlled user interface for remote navigation systems A method of controlling a remote navigation system that remotely orients the distal end of the medical device in order to navigate a medical device through a body lumen, the method comprising: displaying an exterior image of the body lumen; superimposing an indicator of the current position of the medical ... 12/07/06 - 20060276710 - Method and apparatus for locating the fossa ovalis, creating a virtual fossa ovalis and performing transseptal puncture A method of locating the fossa ovalis in a patient by locating the His bundle, plane of the interatrial septum, and coronary sinus ostium in a patient, and thereafter locating the fossa ovalis on the basis of one or more predetermined distances between the fossa ovalis and the His bundle ... 11/30/06 - 20060270933 - Apparatus and method for tagging and detecting surgical implements An apparatus and method for detecting a surgical implement retained within a surgically exposed human body cavity, include tagging means adapted to be attached to a surgical implement insertable within a human body cavity and including means for receiving an electromagnetic signal and converting it into electric current (pulses); and ... 11/23/06 - 20060264742 - Devices and methods for automatically verifying, calibrating and surveying instruments for computer-assisted surgery A device and method for automatically verifying, calibrating and surveying a navigable surgical instrument, wherein by means of a scanning device, the geometry of the instrument, in particular the shape of the functional elements (e.g., tips) and their spatial position with respect to an attachable reference system, are detected. By ... 11/16/06 - 20060258938 - Methods and system for performing 3-d tool tracking by fusion of sensor and/or camera derived data during minimally invasive robotic surgery Methods and system perform tool tracking during minimally invasive robotic surgery. Tool states are determined using triangulation techniques or a Bayesian filter from either or both non-endoscopically derived and endoscopically derived tool state information, or from either or both non-visually derived and visually derived tool state information. The non-endoscopically derived ... 11/16/06 - 20060258937 - Catheter with compactly terminated electronic component A cable assembly includes an elongated catheter defining a lumen. A cable within the lumen has at least first and second electrically independent conductors. A first electrical component is connected to the catheter and has a first lead and second lead. The first lead is connected to the first conductor ... 10/26/06 - 20060241401 - Reference catheter for impedance calibration A method for position sensing includes placing at a known position within a body of a subject a reference probe including at least one reference electrode. Electrical currents are passed through the body between the reference electrode and body surface electrodes. Characteristics of the electrical currents are measured and are ... 10/26/06 - 20060241400 - Method of determining the position of an instrument relative to a body of a patient A system for determining a position of a probe relative to an object such as a head of a body of a patient. The head includes a surface such as a forehead having a contour. Cross sectional images of the head are scanned and stored as a function of the ... 10/26/06 - 20060241399 - Multiplex system for the detection of surgical implements within the wound cavity The present invention provides a multiplex system for identifying the presence of surgical sponges, metal instruments, and other implements in a surgical wound by employing a plurality of discrete sensing systems. At least two modalities of operation are chosen from a plurality of detection modalities, which can include: 1) magnetomechanically ... 10/26/06 - 20060241398 - Methods and apparatus for reducing deleterious effects of x-ray radiation upon implantable medical device circuitry According to the invention methods and structures for determining whether impingement of x-ray radiation upon potentially vulnerable discrete components, circuits and/or circuit pathways of an implantable medical device (IMD) causes modifications or damage thereto. The invention includes structures for deflecting impingement of x-ray radiation from said potentially vulnerable components, circuits ... 10/26/06 - 20060241397 - Reference pad for position sensing A method for position tracking includes attaching a location pad to a body of a subject and introducing into the body of the subject a first position transducer. A procedure is performed on the body of the subject using a medical tool, to which a second position transducer is fixed. ... 10/26/06 - 20060241396 - Multi-modal detection of surgical sponges and implements A multi-modal detection system is appointed to reliably detect metallic surgical instruments such as scalpels, hemostats and the like, and non-metallic surgical implements such as sponges or laparotomy pads and gauze pad associated with an embedded marker. A first system detects metallic surgical instruments and a second independent system detects ... 10/26/06 - 20060241395 - Device and method for locating an instrument within a body The invention relates to a device and a method for locating an instrument, such as a catheter (104) for example, within a body (106). The catheter (104) has a number of light guides into which there is passed an NIR radiation pulse (102) from a laser (101). The NIR radiation ... 10/05/06 - 20060224063 - Capsulated medical equipment A capsulated body having a facility, which acquires biomedical information through endoscopic examination or the like, incorporated therein is inserted into a duct within a living body. Whether the capsulated body has halted for a certain period of time is detected from the time-varying position of the capsulated body or ... 09/07/06 - 20060200026 - Robotic catheter system A method comprises inserting a flexible instrument in a body; maneuvering the instrument using a robotically controlled system; predicting a location of the instrument in the body using kinematic analysis; generating a graphical reconstruction of the catheter at the predicted location; obtaining an image of the catheter in the body; ... 09/07/06 - 20060200025 - Systems, methods, and apparatus for automatic software flow using instrument detection during computer-aided surgery Systems, methods, and apparatuses for automatic software flow using instrument detection during a computer-aided surgery. At least system in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes a computer-aided surgical navigational system with a display screen and at least one sensor. The system can include a processor capable of detecting ... 08/24/06 - 20060189867 - Probe A probe for generating position data for use in computer assisted surgery has a handle and a shaft extending from the handle. A tip having a distal end for contacting an object to indicate the position of the object is attached to the shaft. A sensor which can respond to ... 08/03/06 - 20060173291 - Electromagnetically tracked k-wire device Devices and methods for registering, dynamically referencing, and navigating an anatomical region of interest of a patient are provided using a tracked Kirschner wire (K-wire), where the K-wire includes a position-indicating element. ... 08/03/06 - 20060173290 - Localised medical instrument with tilt and swivel screen The invention relates to a medical instrument comprising a medical tool intended, while a medical act is being performed, to be maintained by a user and/or by a robot and the position of which is intended to be determined by a tracking system, and comprising a display system having a ... 08/03/06 - 20060173289 - Device for detecting shape of endoscope Position detecting elements are disposed in an endoscope insertion portion at predetermined intervals. Even when the endoscope insertion portion is bent, position data representing the detected positions of the elements is used to infer or detect the shape of the insertion portion. A virtual element is disposed between adjoining elements ... 08/03/06 - 20060173288 - Mr visualization of interventional devices MR method for generating MR images of an object to be examined located inside an examination volume by means of an MR device and for simultaneously locating an interventional instrument inserted into the examination object, which instrument is equipped with a locating device. For the reconstruction of an MR image ... 08/03/06 - 20060173287 - Method and arrangement for tracking a medical instrument The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for the intravascular or intracardial navigation of a catheter (5). Using an X-ray fluoroscopy device (1), firstly an image database of 2D images is generated, where at the same time as each 2D image (I) is taken the associated heartbeat phase ... 08/03/06 - 20060173286 - Method and apparatus for determining a pose of an implant A method for determining a pose of an implant object that is located inside a human or animal body uses a CAD model of that implant through a reconstruction X-Ray procedure that encompasses a translation-reconstruction run of the X-Ray arrangement viz ô viz the implant object. In particular, the method ... 07/20/06 - 20060161059 - Variable geometry reference array A tracking array for attachment to an object in a surgical environment includes tracking elements detectable by a surgical navigation system to permit tracking of the object. ... 07/06/06 - 20060149147 - Remotely held needle guide for ct fluoroscopy A guide apparatus (200) is provided for use with an associated imaging device (100) to direct movement of an associated interventional implement (192) relative to a patient (20) disposed on the imaging device (100). The guide apparatus includes a connector portion (210) coupling the guide apparatus with the associated imaging ... 06/29/06 - 20060142657 - Haptic guidance system and method A surgical apparatus includes a surgical device, configured to be manipulated by a user to perform a procedure on a patient, and a computer system. The computer system is programmed to implement control parameters for controlling the surgical device to provide at least one of haptic guidance to the user ... 06/29/06 - 20060142656 - Wireless system for providing instrument and implant data to a surgical navigation unit A system for wirelessly providing data regarding surgical implements such as surgical tools, trial and inserts themselves to a surgical navigation unit. Each implement includes an RFID in which data regarding the implement are stored. The tool used to fit the implement has a first coil positioned to exchange signals ... 06/08/06 - 20060122497 - Device and method for ensuring the accuracy of a tracking device in a volume The invention provides a system and method for testing and correcting the accuracy of a tracking device in a volume using an accuracy device, wherein the accuracy device includes a rigid object and one or more position indicating elements within or upon the rigid object, wherein baseline position information regarding ... 06/08/06 - 20060122496 - Method, apparatus, and system for automatically positioning a probe or sensor A self-contained hardware/software system has been designed to provide anatomy-referenced positioning of a probe or sensor, such as a TMS coil, with respect to a subject. The system may be used in interleaved TMS/fMRI studies of brain circuitry. The system allows the TMS coil to be positioned with millimeter accuracy ... 06/08/06 - 20060122495 - Interchangeable localizing devices for use with tracking systems A system for tracking the position of an instrument relative to an area of interest includes a first fixator configured to carry first and second localizing devices. A second fixator is configured to carry the first localizing device. A third localizing device communicates with the first localizing device and the ... 06/08/06 - 20060122494 - Method and system for localising an ingestible element for the functional investigation of the digestive tract A method for non-invasive ambulatory exploration, includes causing the subject to swallow at least one emitting element ingestible but non-digestible including a device for transmitting at a given fixed frequency; measuring, at a given time using at least three reception devices distributed around the subject's trunk, the phase shift of ... 06/01/06 - 20060116572 - Sensing delivery system for intraluminal medical devices Delivery systems and methods of treatment are described. The delivery systems facilitate visualization, monitoring, or sensing of body vessel parameters, blood parameters, or an intraluminal medical device included in the delivery system prior to, during, or after deployment in a body vessel. A sensing apparatus associated with the delivery systems ... 06/01/06 - 20060116571 - Guidewire for vascular catheters Guidewire for catheters which can be inserted into cavities, preferably coronary vessels of humans or animals, said guidewire being provided with electromagnetic receive or transmit locate to position its position in conjunction with corresponding external electromagnetic transmit or receive antennas, as well as with signal lines guiding the processing unit ... 05/11/06 - 20060100506 - System and method for magnetic-resonance-guided electrophysiologic and ablation procedures A system and method for using magnetic resonance imaging to increase the accuracy of electrophysiologic procedures includes an invasive combined electrophysiology and imaging antenna catheter which includes an RF antenna for receiving magnetic resonance signals and diagnostic electrodes for receiving electrical potentials. The combined electrophysiology and imaging antenna catheter is ... 05/11/06 - 20060100505 - Surgical navigation using a three-dimensional user interface A system for controlling a medical device in a patient. A display system displays an image of a volume of the patient in a virtual three-dimensional space. A stylus is controllable to actuate a virtual element in the virtual space. A navigation system controls the medical device in the patient ... 05/11/06 - 20060100504 - Method for providing pelvic orientation information in computer- assisted surgery A computer-assisted surgery system for guiding an operator in altering a pelvis. A sensing apparatus is provided for tracking a reference tool and a bone altering tool. A position calculator calculates a position and orientation of a pelvic frame of reference as a function of the tracking of the reference ... 04/13/06 - 20060079759 - Method and apparatus for registering 3d models of anatomical regions of a heart and a tracking system with projection images of an interventional fluoroscopic system An imaging system for use in a medical intervention procedure is disclosed. A first image acquisition system is configured to produce a fluoroscopy image of an anatomical region. A second image acquisition system is configured to produce a 3D model of the anatomical region. An interventional tracking system, which includes ... 04/06/06 - 20060074297 - Methods and apparatus for steering medical devices in body lumens A method of operating a navigation system that can orient the distal end of a medical device in a selected direction to navigate the medical device through a network of body lumens in an operating region in a subject that includes identifying a path through the network of body lumens ... 04/06/06 - 20060074296 - System and method for correcting motion artifacts in imaging A method for tracking a device used in an imaging system is provided. The method includes using a trigger for initiating a determination of multiple device locations. The scan parameters are then adjusted using the multiple device locations. Finally, a dynamically corrected image is acquired, where the adjusted scan parameters ... 03/16/06 - 20060058645 - Method and apparatus for imaging tracking Image tracking systems, and corresponding methods, are described. In some embodiments, conventional imaging components are placed on a platform having wheels, thereby providing a mechanism for imaging a moving subject. In other embodiments, conventional imaging components are situated on non-parallel rails, and moved along those rails, thereby providing a mechanism ... 03/09/06 - 20060052693 - Method and apparatus for positioning a biopsy needle The subject invention pertains to a method and apparatus for positioning a biopsy needle relative to lesion tissue. A desired imaging modality can be used to image the human or animal tissue to locate lesion tissue. Such an image can be referred to as a diagnostic image. In a specific ... 03/09/06 - 20060052692 - Method and arrangement for determining the position of an object in an mr device The invention relates to a method of determining the position of an object, such as for example a medical intervention instrument, located in the examination area of an MR device. For this purpose, a high-frequency magnetic field is generated in the examination area, which high-frequency magnetic field runs essentially parallel ... 02/16/06 - 20060036164 - Optically guided system for precise placement of a medical catheter in a patient A system is provided comprising an optically-guided catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one lumen. A light-emitting means is coupled to the catheter, the catheter is inserted into place in the patient, and light is emitted as a point or points from a selected location, ... 02/16/06 - 20060036163 - Method of, and apparatus for, controlling medical navigation systems A method of operating a remote navigation system to that orients a medical device in a selected direction includes operating the remote navigation system to orient the medical device toward a point identified by the user on a two-dimensional map of a three-dimensional surface adjacent the medical device. ... 02/16/06 - 20060036162 - Method and apparatus for guiding a medical instrument to a subsurface target site in a patient Intraoperative image(s) of a patient target site are generated by an intraoperative imaging system (e.g., ultrasound or X-ray). The intraoperative imaging system is tracked with respect to the patient target site and surgical instrument(s) (e.g., a pointer, endoscope or other intraoperative video or optical device). The intraoperative images, surgical instruments, ... 02/09/06 - 20060030772 - Markers for interventional devices in magnetic resonant image (mri) systems Methods and apparatuses for locating a catheter, or other medical international devices are described herein. In one aspect of the invention, an exemplary method includes providing a pressure sensitive device attached to a body of a catheter, providing a resonant circuit coupled to the pressure sensitive device in the catheter, ... 02/09/06 - 20060030771 - System and method for sensor integration A system and method for sensor integration includes a medical device, a transmitter attached to the medical device, and a receiver. The medical device can include a tracking point. The transmitter can be connected to the medical device to minimize a distance between the tracking point and the transmitter. The ... 02/02/06 - 20060025679 - User interface for remote control of medical devices An interface for remotely controlling a medical device in a patient's body provides a two dimensional display of a three dimensional rendering of the operating region, and allows the user to select the orientation or location of the distal end of the medical device on the display and then operate ... 01/19/06 - 20060015031 - System and method for tracking progress of insertion of a rod in a bone A system and method for tracking progress of insertion of a rod in a bone includes a bone fragment including a central canal, a plurality of sensors including first and second sensors, and a computer. The first sensor is attached to the rod and the second sensor is attached to ... 01/19/06 - 20060015030 - Method for placing multiple implants during a surgery using a computer aided surgery system A method and an apparatus are described for placing multiple implants during a surgery, the apparatus comprising: a display for an image representing a patient's anatomy; a database of virtual implants from which a user selects; a tool for the user to manipulate in order to select the virtual implants ... 01/05/06 - 20060004285 - Method for delivering a device to a target location An autonomous device that may include for example a camera, a transmitter for transmitting a signal from the camera and a storage compartment for retaining a substance in the device. A method of delivering a medicament to a patient including imaging a gastrointestinal tract with an autonomous device, identifying a ... 12/08/05 - 20050273004 - Method and apparatus for perspective inversion A surgical instrument navigation system is disclosed that allows a surgeon to invert the three-dimensional perspective of the instrument to match their perspective of the actual instrument. A data processor is operable to generate a three-dimensional representation of a surgical instrument as it would visually appear from either of at ... 11/10/05 - 20050251026 - Surgical orientation system and method A system and method for detecting and measuring changes in angular position with respect to a reference plane is useful in surgical procedures for orienting various instruments, prosthesis, and implants with respect to anatomical landmarks. One embodiment of the device uses dual orientation devices of a type capable of measuring ... 11/03/05 - 20050245817 - Method and apparatus for implantation between two vertebral bodies A method and system to assist in a planning and navigation of procedure. Generally, the system allows for image acquisition of a selected area of the anatomy. The images may then be used to mark various points to determine true anatomical definitions and planes. The definitions may assist in positioning ... 10/13/05 - 20050228270 - Method and system for geometric distortion free tracking of 3-dimensional objects from 2-dimensional measurements Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for improved tracking of an internal object, such as an implant or part of the anatomy, during an image-guided operation. In an embodiment, the method may include obtaining a plurality of fiducials for an internal object from a plurality ... 09/29/05 - 20050215887 - Medical system using implantable sensor in bone for determining position coordinates A method of measuring the size of an area (22) within a body, including bringing at least one position sensor (28) to each of a plurality of points in the area, determining position coordinates of the plurality of points, using the sensor (28) and calculating distances between the plurality of ... 09/15/05 - 20050203383 - System, device, and method for determining a position of an object A system is disclosed for determining a position and a change in the position of an anatomical structure. The system utilizes a surgical navigation system and a substrate that is capable of being removably mounted to an outer surface of a patient's body. The substrate includes a sensor that is ... 09/15/05 - 20050203382 - Robotically guided catheter Apparatus is provided for use with a steerable catheter that includes a thumb control adapted to control a deflection of a distal tip of the catheter. The apparatus includes a robot, including an end-effector, adapted to be coupled to the thumb control, and a controller, adapted to drive the end-effector ... 09/08/05 - 20050197566 - Automatic guidewire maneuvering system and method Method for guiding a catheter within a lumen system of the body of a patient, the method including the procedures of receiving consecutive position inputs from a user to guide the catheter in real time within the lumen system, determining a user defined position for the tip of the catheter, ... 08/25/05 - 20050187463 - Position tracking device A position tracking device is disclosed combining one or more optical sensors in a housing with a medical device. The medical device may be an insertion device or one that produces radiant energy. The device may utilize an on-board processor or an external processor to track position data generated by ... 08/18/05 - 20050182319 - Method and apparatus for registration, verification, and referencing of internal organs Systems and methods for registering, verifying, dynamically referencing, and navigating an anatomical region of interest of a patient are provided. In one embodiment, the anatomical region of interest is imaged using an imaging device such as, for example, an x-ray device. A tracked registration device may then be removably inserted ... 08/18/05 - 20050182318 - Lesion identification system for surgical operation and related method A lesion identification system for surgical operations has a light marker adapted for placement in the vicinity of a lesion inside an organ of an organism, and a location-identifying device detecting a light emitted from the light marker at an outside of the organ for identifying a location of the ... 08/18/05 - 20050182317 - Method and apparatus for locating medical devices in tissue An apparatus for determining a trajectory for insertion of a medical device into a patient includes a first surface and a second surface which are radiolucent and transparent or translucent. The second surface can be spaced from the first surface so that a point on the first surface and a ... 08/18/05 - 20050182316 - Method and system for localizing a medical tool A method of localizing a medical tool, the method comprising: (1) generating an image of a reference target with a camera that is attached to a medical tool, wherein the reference target is remote from the medical tool and located in a room at a known position relative to a ... 08/04/05 - 20050171427 - Endoscopic examining apparatus particularly useful in mri, a probe useful in such apparatus, and a method of making such probe Endoscopic examining apparatus, particularly useful in MRI, includes a probe movable through the body cavity; a set of tracking coils carried by the probe; and a set of imaging coils carried by the probe. A control system controls the tracking coils to sense and indicate the location and orientation of ... 08/04/05 - 20050171426 - Method for transcutaneous catheter guiding The invention relates to a method of determining the position of a catheter introduced along a guide wire inserted into a body, in which method an image of the guide wire and the body region at the area of the guide wire is acquired by means of an imaging method, ... 07/28/05 - 20050165303 - Catheter device Catheter device comprising a catheter, in particular an intravascular catheter, for insertion into an area being examined, in particular into a vessel or cavity-containing organ in the body of a person or animal, wherein in the area of the catheter tip a device (3) is provided for emitting excitation light ... 07/14/05 - 20050154295 - Articulating arm for medical procedures A two-stage control system is disclosed being made of a first control means for providing command and control of a robotic arm, and a second control means for the control and movement of a therapy device, such as an ultrasound transducer. The therapy device is positioned within a therapy head. ... 06/30/05 - 20050143651 - Method and apparatus for virtual endoscopy A surgical instrument navigation system is provided that visually simulates a virtual volumetric scene of a body cavity of a patient from a point of view of a surgical instrument residing in the cavity of the patient. The surgical instrument navigation system includes: a surgical instrument; an imaging device which ... 06/16/05 - 20050131291 - Device for assisting the positioning of medical devices In one embodiment, a needle guide is attached to the end of an ultrasonic probe in a manner such that the needle will follow a known trajectory under control of the needle guide. The surgeon then positions the needle guide by looking at the ultrasound image formed from the ultrasound ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |