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MEDICAL DEVICE POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM, MEDICAL DEVICE GUIDANCE SYSTEM, POSITION DETECTION METHOD OF MEDICAL DEVICE GUIDANCE SYSTEM, AND GUIDANCE METHOD OF MEDICAL DEVICE GUIDANCE SYSTEM

  • US 20100049033A1
  • Filed: 11/12/2007
  • Published: 02/25/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A medical device position detection system, comprising:

  • a medical device introduced into a subject'"'"'s body;

    a magnetic field response part that is disposed in the medical device, responds to a magnetic field by virtue of possessing a magnetization direction, and guides the medical device;

    a magnetic field generation part generating a magnetic field within the subject'"'"'s body;

    a direction detection magnetic field control part generating a direction detection magnetic field, from the magnetic field generation part, for detecting a direction of the medical device;

    a response detection part detecting the response of the magnetic field response part due to the direction detection magnetic field; and

    a direction calculation part calculating the direction of the medical device according to a direction of the direction detection magnetic field and a detection result of the response detection part.

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