Patents Assigned to Novatek Medical Ltd.
  • Guiding a tool for medical treatment by detecting a source of radioactivity
    Patent number: 8239002
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed provide for guiding a tool using a source of radioactivity. The method includes implanting a source of radioactivity at a position having a geometric relationship to a target tissue, determining at least an indication of a location of the source using at least one radioactivity detecting position sensor, and positioning a tool at a desired relative location with respect to the target tissue based on the determined location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Novatek Medical Ltd.
    Inventors: David Maier Neustadter, Giora Kornblau