System and method for marking an anatomical structure in three-dimensional coordinate system
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Abstract
The present invention is a device localization system that uses one or more ultrasound reference catheters to establish a fixed three-dimensional coordinate system within a patient'"'"'s heart using principles of triangulation. The coordinate system is represented graphically in three-dimensions on a video monitor and aids the clinician in guiding other medical devices, which are provided with ultrasound transducers, through the body to locations at which they are needed to perform clinical procedures. In one embodiment of a system according to the present invention, the system is used in the heart to help the physician guide mapping catheters for measuring electrical activity, and ablation catheters for ablating selected regions of cardiac tissue, to desired locations within the heart.
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96. A system for marking an anatomical structure, comprising:
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at least one reference element;
a marking catheter configured for being introducing within an anatomical structure, the marking catheter carrying at least one tracking element;
localization hardware configured for causing the at least one reference element and the at least one tracking element to transmit and/or receive tracking signals between each other; and
a processor configured for determining positions of the marking catheter within a three-dimensional coordinate system based on the tracking signals; and
a graphical user interface configured for recording one of the positions of the marking catheter, and for graphically generating an anatomical landmark corresponding to the recorded location. - View Dependent Claims (97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111)
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112. A method of marking an anatomical structure, comprising:
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introducing a marking catheter within the anatomical structure;
transmitting tracking signals between the marking catheter and a reference element;
determining positions of the marking catheter within a three-dimensional coordinate system based on the tracking signals;
recording one of the positions of the marking catheter immediately in response to a user prompt; and
displaying a graphical anatomical landmark corresponding to the recorded location. - View Dependent Claims (113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123)
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