Patent ID: 8554306
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying the position of a distal end of a guide wire inserted within an object having a channel, wherein a first trackable reference device is associated with a proximal end of the guide wire, and a second trackable reference device is associated with the object, comprising: identifying a position and orientation of the proximal end of the guide wire via the first reference device; identifying an orientation of the channel in which the distal end of the guide wire is located via the second reference device; and identifying, with computer assistance, the position of the distal end based on at least one physical property of the guide wire and ancillary conditions for the course of the guide wire, wherein the ancillary conditions are given by the position and orientation of the proximal end and the orientation of the channel in the object.