Method of navigating medical devices in the presence of radiopaque material
US7248914B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/12
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of navigating the distal end of a medical device through an operating region in a subject's body includes displaying an x-ray image of the operating region, including the distal end of the medical device; determining the location of the distal end of the medical device in a reference frame translatable to the displayed x-ray image; and displaying an enhanced indication of the distal end of the medical device on the x-ray image to facilitate the navigation of the distal end of the device in the operating region.
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