#Cochlear americas kanso 2 full#
#Cochlear americas kanso 2 registration#

The registration of the two navigation systems can allow all or a determination of a selected number of points within one navigational domain to coordinate or correspond to all or a selected number of points in a second navigational domain. In addition, a method can be used to register the two navigation systems during a single procedure.

For example, an instrument may include an electrode that can be used with an EP tracking system and can also be associated or moved relative to a tracking device that includes an EM coil to be used with an EM tracking system.Īn instrument may include one or more tracking devices to be used with one or more navigation systems during a single procedure. Also, each tracking device may be used in one or more modalities of navigation. A surgical instrument can have associated therewith one or more tracking devices for navigation, as discussed herein. One skilled in the art will understand that the localizer can either transmit or receive a signal and the tracking device can also transmit or receive a signal to allow for a determination of a location of the tracking device associated with the surgical instrument. 8,494,613 and 8,494,614, incorporated herein by reference.Ī navigation system can generally include a localizer and a tracking device. Certain navigation systems may incorporate and/or operate with two types of navigation modalities, such as both EM and EP, and include those disclosed in U.S. Various EP navigation systems include those disclosed in U.S. Various EM navigation systems including those disclosed in U.S. For example, both an Electromagnetic (EM) and Electropotential (EP) tracking systems can be used to navigate an instrument within a patient. The single instrument can be positioned within the patient and tracked. Navigation systems may include one or more types of navigation or modalities of navigation to navigate a single instrument. Operation of cochlear implants is well known to one skilled in the art to receive audio signals and provide stimulation within a cochlea to replicate hearing. The implant may be connected to an external device for various purposes, such as receiving, amplifying, and/or providing stimulation. The implantable device may, therefore, be an implant. USA Cochlear implants may include a plurality of electrodes spaced apart along a length of an implantable device. Permanently implantable devices may include generally known devices such as cochlear implants, including the Contour Advance® and/or Nucleus® cochlear implants sold by Cochlear Americas having a place of business at Centennial, Colo. The instrument may be an instrument to assist in a procedure and/or may be a permanently implanted device.

#Cochlear americas kanso 2 full#

This section provides a general summary of the disclosure, and is not a comprehensive disclosure of its full scope or all of its features.Ī navigation system or combination of navigation systems can be used to provide navigation for tracking an instrument. Moreover, it may be difficult to associate tracking hardware with such instruments due to various constraints.

Instruments that are not trackable may require direct inspection to be certain of final location. Thus, certain instruments are not trackable with a navigation system. The tracking device is localized to determine its location.Ĭertain instruments, however, are not associated with a tracking device. For example, a navigation system can be used to track an electromagnetic tracking device on an instrument during a surgical procedure. This section provides background information related to the present disclosure which is not necessarily prior art.Ī navigation system can be used to track and navigate an instrument within a volume. The present disclosure relates generally to a system for localizing a tracked item, and particularly to a localization system using one or more modalities for localizing the item within a volume. The entire disclosures of each of the above applications are incorporated herein by reference. This application also includes subject matter related to subject matter disclosed in United States application Ser. This application is a continuation of U.S.