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US 12,685,601 B2Granted
Nasal patient tracking device and method of using the same
AssigneeMedtronic Navigation, Inc.
InventorStefan Wolfsberger
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Abstract
A patient tracking device for insertion into a body cavity includes a flexible conformable sensor housing having a sensor cavity therein. The housing conforms to the body cavity when inserted therein. A sensor is disposed within the housing.
Claims9
A method comprising:
- determining a body cavity for receiving a flexible resilient sensor housing;
- determining a sensor housing corresponding the body cavity;
- inserting the sensor housing having a sensor within a sensor cavity of the housing into the body cavity;
- conforming the sensor housing to a shape of the body cavity;
- collecting position data of the body cavity from the sensor;
- maintaining registration of an image space to a patient space in response to the position data;
- and
- displaying a navigated location.
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