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US 12,733,995 B2Granted
Medical probes
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsMichael J. Cima, Khalil Basil Ramadi, Erin Byrne Rousseau, Max Joseph Cotler
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Abstract
A medical probe for guided insertion into soft tissue, such as the brain, is disclosed. The medical probe may include a flexible, elongated body having a proximal end portion and an opposed distal end portion. The elongated body has a length of at least 1 cm and an outer diameter of 80 μm or less. The distal end portion may comprise a beveled tip such that the distal end portion of the medical probe can be steered independently to a target site in the soft tissue.
Claims17
A medical probe for insertion into soft tissue, the medical probe comprising:
- a flexible, elongated body having a proximal end portion and an opposed distal end portion,
- wherein the elongated body has a length of at least 1 cm and an outer diameter of 80 μm or less,
- wherein the distal end portion comprises a beveled tip such that the distal end portion of the medical probe can be steered independently to a target site in the soft tissue, and
- wherein the elongated body comprises a glass microcapillary and the beveled tip has a tip angle between 15 degrees and 85 degrees.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.