Patent ID: 11871999
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 17:
18. A system for monitoring an approach to a target, the system comprising:
a luminal device including a distal end and configured to be inserted into a patient, the distal end of the luminal device configured to be guided proximate the target and including a first sensor and a second sensor;
a surgical instrument configured to be guided through the luminal device, the surgical instrument including one or more indicators having a detectable property located along at least a portion of the surgical instrument, wherein the second sensor is configured to sense the detectable property of the one or more indicators; and
a computing device including a processor and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to:
determine a distance between the first sensor and the one or more indicators; and
calculate a location of the one or more indicators based on the distance between the first sensor and the one or more indicators.