US 12,257,042 B2
Location pad for neurosurgical procedures
Assaf Govari, Haifa (IL)
Assigned to Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam (IL)
Filed by BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD., Yokneam (IL)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/082,755.
Application 18/082,755 is a continuation of application No. 16/729,556, filed on Dec. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,589,770.
Prior Publication US 2023/0124397 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); G01R 33/385 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/062 (2013.01) [A61B 5/065 (2013.01); A61B 5/6868 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); G01R 33/385 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A location pad, comprising:
(a) multiple field-generators, which are configured to generate respective magnetic fields in a region-of-interest of a patient organ, for measuring a position of a medical instrument in the region-of-interest;
(b) a frame, which is configured to fix the multiple field-generators at respective positions surrounding the region-of-interest; and
(c) a fixing assembly associated with both the multiple field-generators and the frame, wherein the fixing assembly is configured to allow the multiple field-generators to move to multiple locations of a surface of the frame in order to adjust the size and shape of the region-of-interest.