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AssigneeSt. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Divison, Inc.
InventorsJohn Anderson Hauck, Lubomir Velitchkov Dragnev, Don Curtis Deno, Eric John Wilkowske
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A medical device can be localized by providing at least three non-colinear localization elements (e.g., electrodes) thereon. Once placed in a non-ionizing localization field, three adjacent localization elements, at least one of which will typically be a spot electrode, may be selected, and the non-ionizing localization field may be used to measure their locations. A cylinder is defined to fit the measured locations of the selected localization elements. The cylinder is rotationally oriented using the measured location of a spot electrode. Location and rotational attitude information may be used to construct a three-dimensional representation of the medical device within the localization field. The electrodes may be provided on the medical device or on a sheath into which the medical device is inserted. The invention also provides systems and methods for identifying and calibrating deflection planes where the medical device and/or sheath are deflectable.
A system for localizing a medical device within a body wherein the medical device includes an elongate body, the system comprising:
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