Current-based position sensing

Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of body portion

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C600S372000, C600S373000, C600S386000, C600S424000

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07869865

ABSTRACT:
A method for position sensing includes inserting a probe comprising at least one electrode into a body of a subject, and passing electrical currents through the body between the at least one electrode and a plurality of locations on a surface of the body. Respective characteristics of the currents passing through the plurality of the locations are measured in order to determine position coordinates of the probe.

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