Patent ID: 9398866
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A system for determining a position of a medical device within a body, said system defining a coordinate system and comprising: a field generator; a first position sensor generating a position signal indicative of a three-dimensional position of said medical device in said coordinate system, one of said field generator and said first position sensor disposed outside of said body and another of said field generator and said first position sensor having a known positional relationship to said medical device; a first patch comprising: a second position sensor comprising a coil and wherein the first patch is configured to support the coil, and wherein the coil is configured such that a current is induced within the coil when exposed to a magnetic field; and, an electronic control unit configured to determine said three-dimensional position of said medical device responsive to said position signal and an output of at least one of said first and second devices, wherein said second device comprises an electrode configured to establish an electrical pathway with another electrode disposed on a surface of said body.