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US 12,594,131 B2Granted
System and method for navigation
AssigneeMedtronic Navigation, Inc.
InventorsBradley W. Jacobsen, Victor D. Snyder, Andrew J. Wald
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system for assisting in guiding and performing a procedure on a subject. The subject may be any appropriate subject such as a living or non-living subject or inanimate object and/or an animate object.
Claims21
A tracking system, comprising:
- a tracking assembly including:
- a composite member having at least a piezoelectric material, wherein the composite member is configured to transduce in an ultrasound tracking system and an electromagnetic tracking system, and
- a conductive coil electrically coupled to the piezoelectric material and configured to transmit a voltage to the piezoelectric material to cause the piezoelectric material to emit an ultrasound signal;
- wherein the tracking assembly is configured to be associated with a tracked object.
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A method to track an object, comprising:
- providing a tracking assembly including:
- a composite member having at least a piezoelectric material, and
- a conductive coil electrically coupled to the piezoelectric material and configured to transmit a voltage to the piezoelectric material to cause the piezoelectric material to emit an ultrasound signal;
- configuring the tracking assembly to be associated with the object and disposed on an exterior surface of the object.
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A tracking assembly comprising a composite member and a conductive coil, wherein the composite member comprises:
- a piezoelectric material;
- a conductor electrically coupled to the piezoelectric material and configured to at least one of (1) impose a first voltage on the piezoelectric material or (2) have a voltage induced therein based on a movement of the piezoelectric material;
- a support material that encases the piezoelectric material and the conductor;
- and
- a housing that surrounds the piezoelectric material, the conductor and the support material;
- wherein the tracking assembly is configured to be associated with a tracked object and disposed on an exterior surface of the tracked object.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.