This dissertation presents a portable system for the localization of nonferromagnetic foreign metal bodies by magnetic mapping. The system is based on the induction of eddy currents in the foreign body by an excitation stage and the measurement by a high resolution commercial GMI magnetometer (25 pT). The instrument topology is based on the decoupling of the stages of excitation and measurement, with a configuration that produces a high primary magnetic field in the foreign body region and a weak one in the sensor region. This feature surpasses the limitations of a previously developed instrument, allowing to increase the primary excitation magnetic field without saturating the magnetometer. The project is based on computational simulations, considering two types of excitation and two orientations for the magnetometer sensitivity axis. International guidelines for exposure limits to non-ionizing radiation, biometrological, constructive and electrical aspects were also taken into consideration in the project. The performance analysis of the most promising settings confirmed the viability of the proposed measurement instrument, optimizing the linear operation of the magnetometer during the measurement procedure and contributing to the future construction of a complete measurement system prototype, with performance and safety characteristics ensured for the intended biomedical application.