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Systems and methods for guiding and locating functional elements on medical devices positioned in a body

  • US 6,895,267 B2
  • Filed: 10/24/2001
  • Issued: 05/17/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for performing a medical procedure, comprising:

  • a first probe having a distal portion carrying a first set of functional elements comprising a first functional element;

    a second probe having a distal portion carrying a second set of functional elements comprising a second functional element;

    a proximity determination subsystem in communication with the first and second sets of functional elements, and configured to determine a proximity of the first functional element relative to the second functional element; and

    a location determination subsystem in communication with the second set of functional elements and configured to determine an absolute position of the second functional element in a three-dimensional coordinate system.

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