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US8560042B2 · kind B2 · utility

16Cited by

104References

20Claims

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Assignee

Medtronic, Inc. · US

Inventors

H. Toby Markowitz · Roseville, US
Pooja Mehta · Bartlett, US
Eduardo N. Warman · Maple Grove, US
Phillip C. Falkner · Minneapolis, US
Ioana Fleming · Anchorage, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 20, 2012
Grant date	Oct 15, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 20, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/3983
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system to determine and illustrate a location of position element within a volume is disclosed. The position element can be used to determine the position of a portion of an instrument. The instrument can include one or both of a cannulated member and a lead member passed through the cannula.

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