Exploration device to monitor the penetration of an instrument in an anatomic structure
US8419746B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/08021
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An exploration device to monitor the penetration of an instrument in an anatomic structure including at least two electrodes; a source of voltage supplying the at least two electrodes; a means for measuring impedance between the electrodes; a means of angular location formed by at least one electrode punctually coinciding with a peripheral surface of the penetration instrument, the coinciding surface of the electrode having a position set off from a longitudinal axis the instrument; and means for detecting a position of the at least one electrode.
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