Back to results
US 10,376,328 B2Granted
Surgical probe with an integrated motion sensor
AssigneeNovartis AG
InventorsSteven T. Charles, Tammo Heeren
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A surgical probe system comprising a surgical probe having an instrument tip, and at least one motion sensor located within the surgical probe that measures movement and orientation data. The system further includes a processor that is configured to determine movement and orientation of the instrument tip based on the movement and orientation data, and adjust at least one surgical parameter of the surgical probe based on the movement and orientation of the instrument tip to affect a predetermined surgical outcome.
Claims22
A surgical probe system, comprising:
- a laser surgical probe having an instrument tip that delivers laser power to an eye;
- at least one motion sensor located within the laser surgical probe that measures movement and orientation data;
- and
- a processor that:
- determines movement and orientation of the instrument tip based on the movement and orientation data;
- and
- adjusts the laser power of the surgical probe based on the movement and orientation of the instrument tip to affect a predetermined surgical outcome;
- wherein when the laser probe delivers continuous laser power, the processor:
- increases the laser power if faster movement is detected, or
- decreases the laser power if slower movement is detected.
7 more elements
A surgical probe system, comprising:
- a laser surgical probe having an instrument tip that delivers laser power to an eye;
- at least one motion sensor located within the laser surgical probe that measures movement and orientation data;
- and
- a processor that:
- determines movement and orientation of the instrument tip based on the movement and orientation data;
- and
- adjusts the laser power of the surgical probe based on the movement and orientation of the instrument tip to affect a predetermined surgical outcome;
- wherein when the laser probe delivers pulsed laser power, the processor:
- activates the laser power if no movement or slow movement is detected, or
- deactivates the laser power if fast movement is detected.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.