Six degrees of freedom from a single inductive pickup coil sensor
US12144602B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0166
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and system of detecting a position and orientation of the catheter in five degrees of freedom (5DOF) in a first position and in a second position and calculating a sixth degree of freedom of the catheter based on a difference in the detected 5DOF position and orientation of the catheter in the first position and the detected 5DOF position and orientation in the second position.
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