# US 12,193,169 B2 · Fluoroscopic imaging-compatible and X-ray dose reducing electromagnetic field generator for electromagnetic tracking

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- Number: US 12,193,169 B2
- Document ID: US12193169B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/177,215
- Filed: 2023-03-02
- Published: 2023-09-07
- Granted: 2025-01-07
- Earliest claimed: 2022-03-02
- Assignees: RadWave Technologies Inc.
- Applicants: RadWave Technologies Inc.
- Inventors: Lev Koyrakh; Sean Morgan; Andrew Brown; Farhad Jafari; Ivy Lucia Forbes Miel; Michael R Weisenberger
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12193169B2

## CPC

- H04B 5/73: for taking measurements, e.g. using sensing coils
- H05K 3/4688: {Composite multilayer circuits, i.e. comprising insulating layers having different properties (having a special base or central core H05K3/4602)}
- H01Q 1/38: formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142)}
- H05K 1/0251: {related to vias or transitions between vias and transmission lines}
- H05K 2201/10098: Components for radio transmission, e.g. radio frequency identification [RFID] tag, printed or non-printed antennas
- H04B: TRANSMISSION
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72)

## Abstract

An improved electromagnetic field generating antenna is compatible with fluoroscopic imaging and can be placed under, above or anywhere around the patient. The antenna includes one or more antenna elements laid out on a single or multi-layer PCB with current conducting metal traces used for creating electromagnetic fields for tracking sensors. An antenna enclosure is made with a polymer or other non-conductive material. The antenna does not have to be moved for allowing medical imaging during various procedures. An X-ray filter may be made out of similar sub-components as a full antenna assembly with the sole purpose of reducing the radiation dose to the patient during medical procedures without negatively affecting the image quality.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system comprising:
one or more antenna elements laid out on a single or multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB) with current conducting metal traces; and
an enclosure made with a polymer or other non-conductive material, wherein the one or more antennas are configured to reduce visible artifacts for X-rays used in fluoroscopic imaging and CT scans by:
shifting antenna layers relative to one another to improve metal density uniformity;
fabricating each layer with a thin uniform layer of conducting trace and each conducting trace having an increased width to reduce an overall antenna series resistance;
minimizing trace to trace spacing and via sizes to decrease their visibility; and
adding disconnected small conducting material fills in areas where there are no antenna traces to improve conductor surface density uniformity while minimizing any unwanted eddy currents.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein the conducting trace and material fill areas form a metal surface wherein energy is spread out over the surface to minimize self-heating from resistive power dissipation.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein the system does not contain magnetic materials and is compatible with external DC or near DC magnetic fields and certain types of switched magnetic fields from other nearby equipment.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 configured to reduce a radiation dose to a patient arising from X-ray imaging.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The system of claim 4 and further comprising additional uniform conductor layers to further reduce radiation dose to the patient.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein the antenna elements are configured to be used to make a filter for the X-rays aiming at reduction of radiation to a patient.