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US 2020/0345425 A1Published application
Oral 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 an oral cavity includes a sensor housing comprising a first surface shaped to correspond to a pallet within the oral cavity. At least a portion of the first surface affixes the sensor housing to the oral cavity. An electromagnetic sensor is coupled to the sensor housing.
Claims20
A patient tracking device for insertion into an oral cavity comprising:
- a sensor housing comprising a first surface shaped to correspond to a pallet within the oral cavity, at least a portion of the first surface affixing the sensor housing to the oral cavity ;
- and
- an electromagnetic sensor coupled to the sensor housing.
A method comprising:
- determining a shape of a pallet of an oral cavity of a patient;
- forming a sensor housing comprising a first surface based on the shape of the pallet;
- coupling an electromagnetic sensor to the sensor housing;
- and
- affixing the sensor housing within the oral cavity.
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