Method and system for navigating an instrument
US9717442B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2034/2072
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and system for navigating an instrument relative to a patient that can be near a field distorting feature. A localizer can generate an electromagnetic field that is sensed by a tracking device to determine a location of the tracking device with the sensed electromagnetic field. The system and related method can assist in determining whether a navigation field is distorted near a tracking device of the instrument.
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