Medical positioning system

Details Medical positioning system Medical positioning system

1996-04-25

1998-07-21

Lateef, Marvin M.

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation

606130, A61B 500

Patent

active

057827656

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for positioning a probe inside a patient including a plurality of transmitter/receiver nodes arranged around the patient for communicating with the probe and generating navigation signals, a system for generating one or more positional signals in response to the navigational signals, and a system for collecting and analyzing those positional signals to determine the location of the medical instrument inside the patient's body. The transmitting/receiving nodes may be arranged on a flexible blanket which is wrapped around and adhered to the patient's body or over a table supporting the patient's body.

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