Intraosseous and intramedullary visualization
US12193866B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3782
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An intramedullary cavity assembly includes a guide wire, a cannula having a trocar tip, emitters, sensors, exuding ports, and withdrawing ports. The emitter sends radiation into intramedullary tissue. The sensors, which detect effects thereof, include cameras or other radiation detectors. The assembly directs movement of the guide wire, and can exude/withdraw bodily fluids. Robotic control inputs/outputs, including a visualization element, operate the assembly. The guide wire is steerable from outside the body, and is capped with a trocar cannula, having surfaces transparent to energies used for visualization and operation. The visualization element includes computing devices, which receive sensor information, process it, and present it, so medical personnel can readily understand a 3D assessment of the assembly and intramedullary cavity. Medical personnel operate the assembly to emit energy or substances into tissues nearby, thus readily moving the assembly within the body and delivering treatment inside the body.
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