Catheter tracking system and method
US5938602A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3929
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter tracking system for tracking and monitoring a position of a catheter head within the human or animal body includes a self-referencing catheter. The self-referencing catheter includes an inner core, an outer sheath having a plurality of sensors and a cage for fixing the outer sheath at a predetermined position. The sensors receive signals generated by the transducer so as to produce measurement signals in accordance with a time of propagation of the signals for determining the position of the head relative to the outer sheath.
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