System, apparatus and methods for recognizing surgical articles left inside patients
US10905521B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/10121
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
System, methods and apparatus related to surgical articles used during surgery. The system, methods and apparatus may include features such as an element/substrate added to surgical articles which enables the recognition by human visualization of the surgical articles when left inside patient bodies when viewed with medical imaging technologies. The element/substrate may include a plurality of three dimensional objects. Alternatively, the element/substrate may comprise a ribbon of radiopaque material having cut-puts or other radiolucent regions which provide image artifacts observable under fluoroscopic imaging.
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