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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING IN A MEDICAL PROCEDURE

  • US 20120089014A1
  • Filed: 05/17/2010
  • Published: 04/12/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of tracking in a medical procedure, the method comprising:

  • receiving acceleration data (750) from an accelerometer (185) that is integrally connected to a medical device (180), the acceleration data being received at a remote processor (120), the medical device being moved through an anatomy (105) of a patient towards a target region (430); and

    determining an orientation of the medical device with respect to the anatomy based on the acceleration data.

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