Method of, and apparatus for, controlling medical navigation systems
OwnerRaju R. Viswanathaninventor
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Abstract
A method of operating a remote navigation system to that orients a medical device in a selected direction includes operating the remote navigation system to orient the medical device toward a point identified by the user on a two-dimensional map of a three-dimensional surface adjacent the medical device.
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A method of operating a remote navigation system to that orients a medical device in a selected direction, the method comprising:
- operating the remote navigation system to orient the medical device toward a point identified by the user on a two-dimensional map of a three-dimensional surface adjacent the medical device.
A method of operating a remote navigation system that automatically orients the distal end of an elongate medical device in a selected direction, the method comprising operating the remote navigation system to orient the medical device in a direction aligned with a point selected by the user on a three-dimensional surface adjacent the medical device by identifying the point on a two dimensional map of the surface.
A method of operating a navigation system that automatically orients a medical device in a selected direction, the method comprising:
- accepting as an input of the selected direction, an indication of a point on a three-dimensional surface adjacent the medical device made by identifying a point on a two-dimensional map of the three dimensional surface;
- and
- operating the navigation system to cause the medical device to orient in the selected direction.
A method of operating a remote navigation system that automatically orients a medical device in a selected direction, the method comprising:
- accepting an input of a selected direction from a user by the user's identification of a point on a two-dimensional map of a three-dimensional surface adjacent the medical device;
- and
- controlling the remote navigation system to apply a magnetic field to align the medical device in the direction input by the user.
A method of operating a magnetic navigation system that automatically orients a medical device in a selected direction, the method comprising:
- automatically operating the magnetic navigation system to apply a magnetic field to orient the medical device toward a point on a surface adjacent to the medical device selected by the user on a two dimensional map of the surface.
A method of operating a magnetic navigation system that applies a magnetic field to a magnetically responsive medical device in a cavity in an operating region in a subject's body, the method comprising selecting a direction by indicating a point on a two-dimensional map of at least a portion of the surface of the cavity to apply a magnetic field in a direction to cause the magnetically responsive medical device to orient toward the selected point on the surface of the cavity.
A method of operating a magnetic navigation system that applies a magnetic field to a magnetically responsive medical device in a cavity in an operating region in a subject's body, the method comprising indicating a direction by selecting a point on the surface of the cavity by indicating a point on a two-dimensional projection of the three-dimensional surface of the cavity to apply a magnetic field in a direction to cause the magnetically responsive medical device to orient toward the selected point on the cavity.
An interface for operating a remote navigation system to that orients a medical device in a selected direction, the interface comprising a display for displaying a two-dimensional map of a three-dimensional surface adjacent the medical device;
- an input device for selecting a point on the two-dimensional map on the display;
- a processor for determining a direction corresponding to the point selected with the input device.
An interface for operating a remote navigation system that automatically orients the distal end of an elongate medical device in a selected direction, the interface comprising a display displaying a two-dimensional map of a surface adjacent the medical device, an input device for selecting a point on the two dimensional map to indicate a direction.
An interface for operating a remote navigation system that automatically orients the distal end of an elongate medical device in a selected direction, the interface comprising a display displaying a two-dimensional map of a surface adjacent the medical device, an input device for selecting a point on the two dimensional map to indicate a direction.;
- and a controller for operating the remote navigation system to orient the distal end of the medical device in a direction aligned with a point on the surface corresponding to the point selected on the two dimensional map.
An interface for operating a remote navigation system that automatically orients a medical device in a selected direction, the interface comprising:
- a two-dimensional map of the three dimensional surface;
- an input device for inputting a selected direction by selecting a point on the two-dimensional map;
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- a controller for controlling the remote navigation system to apply a magnet field to align the medical device in the direction of the point identified by the user.
An interface for operating a remote navigation system that automatically orients a medical device in a selected direction, the interface comprising:
- a controller for operating the navigation system to apply a magnetic field to orient the medical device toward a point on the surface of a chamber selected on a two dimensional map of the surface.
A remote navigation system for operating a remote navigation system to orient a medical device in a selected direction, the system comprising:
- a display of a two-dimensional map of a three-dimensional surface adjacent the medical device;
- an input device for selecting a point on the two-dimensional map;
- a positioning system for orienting the medical device toward a point identified with the input device on the two-dimensional map.
A remote navigation system that automatically orients the distal end of an elongate medical device in a selected direction, the system comprising a display displaying a two-dimensional map of a surface adjacent to the medical device, and an input device for indicating a point on the two-dimensional display, and a controller to cause the remote navigation system to orient the medical device in a direction aligned with the point on the surface selected by the user on the two-dimensional map of the surface.
A remote navigation system that automatically orients a medical device in a selected direction the system comprising:
- a display displaying a two-dimensional map of a three-dimensional surface adjacent the medical devices;
- and input device for indicating a point on the two-dimensional map of the three dimensional surface;
- and a controller causing the magnetic navigation system to align the medical device in the direction of the point on the three dimensional surface corresponding to the indicated point on the two-dimensional map.
A remote navigation system that automatically orients a medical device in a selected direction, the system comprising:
- a display of a two-dimensional map of a surface adjacent the medical device, in input device for inputting a point on the two-dimensional map;
- and a magnet system that applies a magnet field to align the medical device in the direction of the point on the surface corresponding to a point input on the two-dimensional map.
A remote navigation system that automatically orients a medical device in a selected direction, the system comprising:
- a magnetic navigation system that automatically operating the navigation system to apply a magnetic field to orient the medical device toward a point on the surface of chamber selected by the user on a two dimensional map of the surface.
A magnetic navigation system that applies a magnetic field to a magnetically responsive medical device in a cavity in an operating region in a subject's body, the system comprising a two-dimensional projection of at least a portion of the three-dimensional surface of the cavity;
- a magnetic system that applies a magnetic field in a direction to cause the magnetically responsive medical device to orient toward the selected point on the three-dimensional surface corresponding to a point on the two-dimensional map selected by the user.
A magnetic navigation system that applies a magnetic field to a magnetically responsive medical device in a cavity in an operating region in a subject's body, the system comprising a two-dimensional projection of the three-dimensional surface of the cavity;
- a magnet system applying a magnetic field in a direction to cause the magnetically responsive medical device to orient toward a point on the cavity corresponding to a point selected on the two-dimensional projection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.