Patent · US Expired

Magnetic catheter navigation

US6783536B2 · kind B2 · utility

235Cited by

2References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Brainlab AG · DE

Inventors

Stefan Vilsmeier · Munich, DE
Jens Witte · Birkenfeld, DE
Rainer Birkenbach · Erding, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 29, 2002
Grant date	Aug 31, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 27, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M25/0127
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for maneuvering a catheter into the interior of a body, comprising a support stiletto (5) which may be inserted into the catheter tube (1) and which sustains the shape of said catheter tube (1) as it penetrates into the interior of the body, wherein a position-indicating magnetic tracking portion (7, 8, 9, 10) is arranged on said support stiletto (5) which may be detected by means of a magnetic tracking-based navigation portion (11, 12).

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