Navigation and local thermometry

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11172821
APP PUB NO 20170311880A1
SERIAL NO

15141282

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A system including a thermal sensor with an instrument placed in a volume. The thermal sensor may be useful in determining a temperature at a surface of the instrument and a distance away from the instrument. A therapy may be performed based on a sensed temperature with the thermal sensors.

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MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC826 COAL CREEK CIRCLE LOUISVILLE CO 80027

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Benavente, Janine Louisville, US 2 3
Bzostek, Andrew Boulder, US 60 5166
Dunford, Daniel Broomfield, US 2 3
Ewing, Benjamin D Westminster, US 2 3
Ghanei, Amir Arvada, US 4 543
Jacobsen, Brad Erie, US 75 1825
Wilson, Bryan Westminster, US 15 346

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