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AssigneeStereotaxis, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey M. Garibaldi, Roger N. Hastings
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A method of navigating a medical device having a changeable magnetic moment within an operating region within a patient, the method includes applying a navigating magnetic field to the operating region with an external source magnet, and changing the direction of the magnetic moment in the medical device to change the orientation of the medical device in a selected direction within the operating region. The magnet moment of the medical device can be created by one or more electromagnet coils, in which case the magnetic moment can be changed by changing the current to the coil. Alternatively, the magnetic moment of the medical device can be created by one or more permanent magnets, in which case the magnetic moment can be changed by mechanically or magnetically manipulating the permanent magnet.
A method of navigating a medical device having a changeable magnetic moment within an operating region within a patient, the method comprising:
A method of navigating a medical device within an operating region in the body of a patient, the medical device having at least one coil therein, the method comprising:
A method of navigating an elongate medical device within an operating region in the body of a patient, the medical device having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one coil adjacent the distal end, the method comprising:
An elongate medical device having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end adapted to be navigated within the body with an externally applied magnetic field, the medical device comprising a permanent magnet body in the distal end of the medical device, the magnetic body being movable to change the direction of the magnetic moment of the magnetic body relative to the magnetic medical device.
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