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CATHETER LOCATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE

  • US 20170143235A1
  • Filed: 01/26/2017
  • Published: 05/25/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of locating a coil which is positioned inside a catheter to be inserted into a subject body wherein the coil radiates signal energy, the method comprising:

  • using a coil detector device having at least two coil detectors wherein the coil detector device is fixedly located on a predetermined location on the subject body and is configured to generate a signal based on a spatial separation of a the radiating coil from the coil detector device; and

    displaying a predetermined symbol representative of a portion of a non-subject body wherein the signal generated by the coil detector device is used to display a predetermined coil symbol representative of the radiating coil at a position on a display device relative to the predetermined symbol for use by a clinician to guide a positioning of the radiating coil and the catheter into the subject body.

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