Patent ID: 6311082
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: A61B,H02K

Abstract:
An apparatus for producing a magnetic field to control a trajectory of a treatment implant in a treatment region of a body comprising:(a) a moveable bed configured to support a patient;(b) at least one medical imaging screen and medical imaging illuminator configured to provide a medical image of a patient supported by the moveable bed;(c) a set of electromagnets under the moveable bed, each configured to provide a magnetic field having different orientations in a treatment region of a patient supported by the moveable bed;(d) a servo control configured to move at least one of the bed or the set of electromagnets; and(e) a power source configured to selectively provide a selected amount of current to a subset of the set of electromagnets, the amount of current and the subset of the set of electromagnets being a function of time.