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Surgical communication and power system

  • US 20030078003A1
  • Filed: 09/16/2002
  • Published: 04/24/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/28/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for locating a wireless sensor/transmitter within an anatomical body, the apparatus comprising:

  • at least one signal generator for sending reference signals through the anatomical body to be received by the sensor/transmitter and to be wirelessly re-transmitted by the sensor/transmitter as positional signals indicative of a current location of the sensor/transmitter in the anatomical body;

    a receiver for receiving positional signals from the wireless sensor/transmitter;

    a processor for computing a position of the wireless sensor/transmitter as a function of the positional signals transmitted to the receiver; and

    a circuit associated with the processor for outputting position image information to a display device.

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