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US 11,633,107 B2Granted
Methods and devices for color detection to localize the blood mass of an intracerebral hematoma
AssigneeRebound Therapeutics Corporation
InventorsRoss Tsukashima, Peter G. Davis
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Abstract
Devices for localizing an intracerebral hematoma or blood mass in brain tissue. The devices include an elongate probe a color sensors and a light emitter on the distal end of the probe. The color sensors produce a signal corresponding to the color of light reflected into the color sensors. A display is provided to indicate the color detected.
Claims15
A method for localizing a blood mass in a patient's brain comprising the steps:
- providing an elongate probe having a distal end and a proximal end, with a color sensor assembly operable to detect color in tissue proximate the distal end of the probe;
- providing a display operable to display information corresponding to color detected by the color sensor assembly;
- inserting the distal end of the probe into the patient's brain;
- advancing the distal end of the probe through the patient's brain, while operating the display to display information corresponding to color detected by the color sensor assembly while observing the display;
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- determining that the distal end of the probe is disposed within brain tissue or a blood mass, based on the displayed information corresponding to the intensity of color detected by the color sensor assembly.
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