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US 2010/0137704 A1Published application
Medical mats with electrical paths and methods for using the same
AssigneeSurgiVision, Inc.
InventorsKamal Vij, Kimble Jenkins
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Abstract
The disclosure describes medical mats that provide electrical paths with connectors that connect to various electronic medical or surgical tools. The medical mats can reduce the lengths of cables and define routes that preventing cross-over, looping and/or bunching of loose lengths of long cables.
Claims31
A medical mat comprising:
- a mat body;
- a plurality of discrete electrical paths in or on the mat body extending between at least one inlet location and a plurality of different outlet locations spaced apart about the mat body;
- at least one inlet connector held by the mat body residing at the at least one inlet location in communication with one or more of the electrical paths;
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- a plurality of outlet connectors held by the mat body at the different outlet locations, a respective outlet connector in communication with one or more of the electrical paths.
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A system comprising:
- at least one medical mat having a plurality of discrete electrical paths that extend from at least one electrical input connector to a plurality of spaced apart electrical outlet connectors;
- a first diagnostic or therapeutic medical tool with a first lead that connects to the at least one input connector and a second lead that connects to one of the outlet connectors;
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- a second diagnostic or therapeutic medical tool with a first lead that connects to the at least one input connector and a second lead that connects to a different one of the outlet connectors.
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A mat for arranging medical leads in a fixed path, comprising:
- a mat body with upper and lower primary surfaces, one of the surfaces comprising grooves, a respective groove configured to snugly engage a respective lead from one side of the mat body to another side of the body.
A method of connecting medical instruments in preparation for a medical procedure, comprising:
- providing at least one medical mat, the at least one medical mat having defined electrical paths from at least one electrical input connector to spaced apart electrical output connectors;
- attaching at least one electrical input lead to the at least one input connector;
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- connecting electrical output leads in communication with different medical tools to the output connectors thereby electrically connecting tools to electrical inputs for a medical procedure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.