Tracking data sheath
US5830144A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/899
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tracking data sheath (20,20',100) arrangable on a variety of different surgical instruments (e.g., catheters and probes) to provide the surgical instruments with 3-D tracking capability. The tracking data sheath (20,20',100) being generally elastomeric or rigid for convenient installation and removal, and having transducers (30) and conductors (32) embedded therein.
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