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AssigneeStereotaxis, Inc.
InventorsWalter M. Blume, Rogers C. Ritter, Peter R. Werp, Bevil J. Hogg
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Methods and apparatuses for displaying and using a shaped field of a repositionable magnet to move, guide, and/or steer a magnetic seed or catheter in living tissue for medicinal purposes. A moveable magnet assembly and a portion of a patient's body undergoing magnetically-aided surgery are both provided with fiducial markers. The portion of the patient's body is fixed in a location in which the fiducial markers are sensed and located by a set of localizers. The positions of the fiducial markers are determined by a processor, which operates on a stored representation of the magnetic field of a magnet in the magnet assembly to provide a display of the present magnetic field of the magnet. This display may be superimposed over an MRI, X-ray or CAT image during surgery. The repositionable magnet can be an electromagnet. In some embodiments, a computer calculates orientations and currents for an external electromagnet to move the implanted magnetic object in the patient's body through a desired path. The display can provide real-time imaging of the implanted magnetic object in comparison to the desired path as the object is moved.
An apparatus for providing rapid interactive display of at least one of the aligning torque and the magnetic pulling directions of a magnet, the apparatus comprising:
A method for providing a rapid interactive display of at least one of the aligning torque and the magnetic pulling directions of a magnet, the method comprising:
A method for providing a rapid interactive display of at least one of the aligning torque and the magnetic pulling directions of a magnet, the method comprising:
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