STYLET FOR USE WITH IMAGE GUIDED SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A stylet for an image guided system, the image guided system including a locating device and operable for emitting an electromagnetic field for locating the stylet, the stylet comprising:
- a flexible elongate member;
an electrically conductive member operatively secured over the flexible elongate member so as to encompass the flexible elongate member; and
a reinforcement member operatively secured to the flexible elongate member and which is disposed inside the electrically conductive member, the reinforcement member made of a magnetic material, the reinforcement member reinforcing the stylet and providing electrical communication between the electrically conductive member and the locating device such that current induced in the electrically conductive member due to the electromagnetic field is transmitted to the locating device via the reinforcement member.
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Abstract
A stylet for an image guided system, which includes a locating device and which is operable for emitting an electromagnetic field for locating the stylet. The stylet includes a flexible elongate member, an electrically conductive member, and a reinforcement member. The reinforcement member is disposed inside the electrically conductive member and is made out of a magnetic material. The reinforcement member reinforces the stylet and provides electrical communication between the conductive member and the locating device such that current induced in the conductive member is transmitted to the locating device via the reinforcement member.
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20 Claims
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1. A stylet for an image guided system, the image guided system including a locating device and operable for emitting an electromagnetic field for locating the stylet, the stylet comprising:
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a flexible elongate member; an electrically conductive member operatively secured over the flexible elongate member so as to encompass the flexible elongate member; and a reinforcement member operatively secured to the flexible elongate member and which is disposed inside the electrically conductive member, the reinforcement member made of a magnetic material, the reinforcement member reinforcing the stylet and providing electrical communication between the electrically conductive member and the locating device such that current induced in the electrically conductive member due to the electromagnetic field is transmitted to the locating device via the reinforcement member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for positioning a medical device comprising:
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electrically connecting an electrically conductive member of a stylet to a locating device via a reinforcement member, the reinforcement member being made of a magnetic material and which is disposed inside the electrically conductive member; emitting an electromagnetic field relative to the stylet to induce a current in the electrically conductive member; detecting the current in the electrically conductive member with the locating device to locate the stylet; and positioning the medical device relative to the stylet. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. An image guided system comprising:
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a locating device; a field generator operable for emitting an oscillating electromagnetic field; a medical device defining a channel therein; and a stylet removably disposed within the channel, the stylet including a reinforcement member having a first member and a second member that are electrically insulated from each other and that are each made out of a magnetic material, a flexible elongate member covering the reinforcement member, a coil wound about the flexible elongate member and the reinforcement member, and an outer sheath that substantially encompasses the coil, the flexible elongate member, and the reinforcement member, wherein the reinforcement member reinforces the stylet, the first member being electrically connected to a positive lead of the coil and the locating device, the second member being electrically connected to a negative lead of the coil and the locating device such that current induced in the coil due to the oscillating electromagnetic field is transmitted to the locating device via the reinforcement member, the locating device operable to detect the location of the medical device based on the current induced in the coil.
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Specification