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US 11,766,385 B2Granted
Feeding tube with electromagnetic sensor
AssigneeEnvizion Medical Ltd.
InventorsDoron Besser, Guy Ben Ezra, Anat Hofshi
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Abstract
There is provided feeding tubes including an electromagnetic sensor including a sensor body comprising a core positioned at a distal end of the sensor lumen, and a wire extending along the length of the feeding tube, wherein an RF induced heating of the feeding tube in an MRI environment is below 5 degrees.
Claims19
A tube comprising:
- a first lumen for supplying substances;
- a sensor lumen;
- and
- an electromagnetic sensor disposed within the sensor lumen, the electromagnetic sensor comprising:
- a sensor body comprising a core positioned at a distal end of said sensor lumen, and a twisted wire extending along the tube's length;
- wherein an RF induced heating of the tube in an MRI environment is below 5 degrees Celsius;
- and
- wherein the electromagnetic sensor enables monitoring of a position and/or path the tube, when subjected to an electromagnetic field.
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