AU3550899A - Self-calibrating systems and methods for locating and guiding operative elementswithin the interior of living bodies - Google Patents

Self-calibrating systems and methods for locating and guiding operative elementswithin the interior of living bodies

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Publication number
AU3550899A
AU3550899A AU35508/99A AU3550899A AU3550899A AU 3550899 A AU3550899 A AU 3550899A AU 35508/99 A AU35508/99 A AU 35508/99A AU 3550899 A AU3550899 A AU 3550899A AU 3550899 A AU3550899 A AU 3550899A
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elementswithin
locating
self
interior
methods
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AU35508/99A
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Dorin Panescu
David K. Swanson
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Boston Scientific Corp
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Boston Scientific Corp
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/06—Devices, other than using radiation, for detecting or locating foreign bodies ; determining position of probes within or on the body of the patient
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/06—Devices, other than using radiation, for detecting or locating foreign bodies ; determining position of probes within or on the body of the patient
    • A61B5/061—Determining position of a probe within the body employing means separate from the probe, e.g. sensing internal probe position employing impedance electrodes on the surface of the body
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/06—Devices, other than using radiation, for detecting or locating foreign bodies ; determining position of probes within or on the body of the patient
    • A61B5/061—Determining position of a probe within the body employing means separate from the probe, e.g. sensing internal probe position employing impedance electrodes on the surface of the body
    • A61B5/063—Determining position of a probe within the body employing means separate from the probe, e.g. sensing internal probe position employing impedance electrodes on the surface of the body using impedance measurements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/01—Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters
    • A61M25/0105—Steering means as part of the catheter or advancing means; Markers for positioning
    • A61M25/0133—Tip steering devices

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Measurement And Recording Of Electrical Phenomena And Electrical Characteristics Of The Living Body (AREA)
AU35508/99A 1998-04-09 1999-04-05 Self-calibrating systems and methods for locating and guiding operative elementswithin the interior of living bodies Abandoned AU3550899A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US5732098A 1998-04-09 1998-04-09
US09057320 1998-04-09
PCT/US1999/007679 WO1999052430A1 (en) 1998-04-09 1999-04-05 Self-calibrating systems and methods for locating and guiding operative elements within the interior of living bodies

Publications (1)

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AU3550899A true AU3550899A (en) 1999-11-01

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EP (1) EP1069859A1 (en)
JP (1) JP2002511293A (en)
AU (1) AU3550899A (en)
CA (1) CA2327696A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1999052430A1 (en)

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US7809421B1 (en) 2000-07-20 2010-10-05 Biosense, Inc. Medical system calibration with static metal compensation
US7945309B2 (en) 2002-11-22 2011-05-17 Biosense, Inc. Dynamic metal immunity
US7878064B2 (en) * 2004-06-12 2011-02-01 Akubio Limited Analytical apparatus with array of sensors and calibrating element
EP2666514A1 (en) * 2005-11-22 2013-11-27 Mayo Foundation For Medical Education And Research Of The State Of Minnesota Detecting and treating nervous system disorders
EP2001364B1 (en) * 2006-03-27 2015-02-25 St. Jude Medical AB Medical system for determining optimal settings of av-delay, vv-delay or stimulation rate of an implantable heart stimulator
WO2010048402A2 (en) 2008-10-22 2010-04-29 Cornell University Method and device for evaluation of local tissue's biological or biomechanical character
US8380301B2 (en) 2008-12-03 2013-02-19 Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation Method and apparatus for determining relative positioning between neurostimulation leads

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US5383874A (en) 1991-11-08 1995-01-24 Ep Technologies, Inc. Systems for identifying catheters and monitoring their use
US5553611A (en) * 1994-01-06 1996-09-10 Endocardial Solutions, Inc. Endocardial measurement method
DE69514238T2 (en) * 1994-08-19 2000-05-11 Biosense Inc MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC, TREATMENT AND DISPLAY SYSTEM
US5722402A (en) 1994-10-11 1998-03-03 Ep Technologies, Inc. Systems and methods for guiding movable electrode elements within multiple-electrode structures
US5941251A (en) 1994-10-11 1999-08-24 Ep Technologies, Inc. Systems for locating and guiding operative elements within interior body regions
ES2195118T3 (en) * 1996-02-15 2003-12-01 Biosense Inc PROCEDURE TO CONFIGURE AND OPERATE A PROBE.
SE9603314D0 (en) * 1996-09-12 1996-09-12 Siemens Elema Ab Method and apparatus for determining the location of a catheter within the body of a patient

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JP2002511293A (en) 2002-04-16
CA2327696A1 (en) 1999-10-21
WO1999052430A1 (en) 1999-10-21
EP1069859A1 (en) 2001-01-24

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MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase