(54) NAVIGATION OF REMOTELY ACTUABLE MEDICAL DEVICE USING CONTROL VARIABLE AND LENGTH
(75) Inventors: Raju R. Viswanathan, St. Louis, MO (US); Walter M. Blume, St. Louis, MO (US)
(73) Assignee: Stereotaxis, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 1404 days.
(21) Appl.No.: 11/170,764
(22) Filed: Jun. 29, 2005
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2006/0009735 Al Jan. 12, 2006
Related U.S. Application Data
(60) Provisional application No. 60/583,855, filed on Jun. 29, 2004.
(51) Int. CI.
A61B 5/00 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 600/424; 606/130
(58) Field of Classification Search 600/424;
606/130
See application file for complete search history. (56) References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 6,241,671 Bl 6/2001 Ritteretal.
