Remote control of medical devices using real time location data
US8024024B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/065
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of determining the quality of contact between a remotely navigated medical device and a cyclically moving anatomical structure includes measuring movement of the device, and processing the measured movement of the device to determine the contact between the device and the moving anatomical structure.
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