X-ray guided surgical location system with extended mapping volume
CA 2250961 C · Owner: Biosense, Inc. · Inventors: Ben-Haim, Shlomo; Govari, Assaf; Weinfeld, Zeev
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Apparatus for X-ray guided surgery, including a reference element (20) which , is placed in contact with the body (32) of a subject. The element includes a plurality of fiducial marks (22a, 22b, 22c) and a first coordinate sensing device (24), in predetermined, fixed positions in the element (20). A surgical tool (36), having a distal end for insertion into the body (32) includes a , second coordinate sensing device (40) fixed thereto. A fluoroscope (54) forms an X-ray image of the body, including the fiducial marks. A computer analyzes the image to determine the position of the reference element in the image so , as to find coordinates of the first coordinate sensing device relative …
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- Filed January 22, 1998 and granted September 4, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 22, 2018.
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