Medical diagnosis, treatment and imaging systems

A locating system for determining the location and orientation of an invasive medical instrument, for example a catheter or endoscope, relative to a reference frame, comprising: a plurality of field generators which generate known, disti...

S Ben-Haim，D Osadchy，U Peless，... - US

Method and system for navigating a catheter probe

A system for navigating a catheter probe through a body cavity includes a sensing coil affixed to a distal end of the probe. Magnetic fields are projected into the body cavity to induce voltage signals in the sensing coil that are suffic...

MARTINELLI, Michael, A. - US

Measuring position and orientation using magnetic fields

A method and apparatus for determining the position and orientation of a remote object relative to a reference coordinate frame includes a plurality of field-generating elements for generating electromagnetic fields, a drive for applying...

M Schneider - US

Detection of metal disturbance

A method for tracking an object using energy fields, in the presence of interference due to introduction of an article responsive to the fields, in the vicinity of the object. One or more desired energy fields are produced in the vicinit...

D Osadchy，A Govari，I Biosense - US

Medical procedures and apparatus using intrabody probes

A medical probe such as a catheter ( 20 ) is guided within the body of a patient by determining the relative positions of the probe relative to another pro...

Medical device location systems, devices and methods

Medical device location systems, devices and methods.Methods, devices and systems for one or both of two- or three-dimensional location of the disposition of a sensor coil in a subject including: an array of electromagnetic drive coil se...

RD Zellers

Image orienting coupling assembly

A coupling assembly for a scope and an image sensor housing is disclosed generally comprising an image orientation unit having first and second coupling sections for coupling the unit to a scope and an image sensor housing, such as a cam...

ERIC L. HALE，HANS DAVID HOEG，NATHAN JON SCHARA

Image orienting coupling assembly

A coupling assembly for a scope and an image sensor housing is disclosed generally comprising an image orientation unit (36) having first (38) and second coupling sections (40) for coupling the unit to a scope and an image sensor housing...

HH David，EL Hale，SN Jon

Motion--Monitoring method and system for medical devices

A system and method for tracking the position and orientation of a movable medical imaging device using a first and second sensor disposed on the device. The second sensor is of a different type than the first sensor and measures a P/O ...

John William Sliwa Jr.，PE Chandler，JD Marshall，...

MAGNETIC ANATOMICAL MARKER AND METHOD OF USE

A system and method for tracking the position and orientation of a movable medical imaging device using a first and second sensor disposed on the device. The second sensor is of a different type than the first sensor and measures a P/O ...

MN Sinanan