Patent Document ID: 9949701
Application ID: 14181600
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for registration of an endovascular device with an X-ray system, the endovascular device comprising a tracking device, the method comprising: receiving image data from the X-ray system at a plurality of time points, the image data comprising image data representing at least a portion of the endovascular device in a first coordinate system as the endovascular device moves within or through the first coordinate system; receiving tracking data generated by the tracking device at the plurality of time points, the tracking data representing a global position of the endovascular device in a second coordinate system, the second coordinate system being a global coordinate system; registering, by a processor, the second coordinate system with the first coordinate system based on the received image data and the received tracking data at the plurality of time points, wherein the tracking device comprises tracking coils configured to generate an electromagnetic (EM) signal comprising the tracking data representing the global position of the endovascular device in the second coordinate system.