Peroperative sensing head adapted to be coupled to an ablation tool
US9775573B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2217/005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A peroperative probe for guiding a manual excision tool. The probe includes a detection head, an optical fiber for the reception and guidance of a signal emitted by radioactive tracers and fluorescent molecules in a tissue area, a photo-detector for converting the emitted signal into an electrical signal, a transmitter for transmitting information carried by the electrical signal to an analysis equipment, and a fastener for attaching the probe onto the manual excision tool, so that the excision tool can be used to remove a portion of tissue from the tissue area emitting the signal.
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