Peroperative sensing head adapted to be coupled to an ablation tool
US10478158B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/0233
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention concerns a preoperative probe (2) for guiding an ablation tool, comprising a sensing head (21), said sensing head including: at least one optic fiber (2121, 2123) for receiving and guiding a signal emitted, by radioactive tracers and/or fluorescent molecules in a tissue zone, to an analyzing equipment (32), fixing means (2112) for mounting the head (21) on the ablation tool (1), such that the ablation tool is capable of extracting a portion of tissue in the tissue zone emitting the signal.
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