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US 2013/0096390 A1Published application
BioProbe Sheath and Method of Use
OwnerLaura Weller-Brophy, Theodore K. Ricksinventors
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Abstract
This invention relates to a medical device comprising at least one bioprobe for collecting data, a single-use protective cover mechanically attached to said at least one bioprobe, a control module, and a sheath removal system comprising a receiving port for said at least one bioprobe with said attached single-use protective cover, a single-use protective cover locking mechanism for retaining said single-use protective cover, and a single-use protective cover removal feedback mechanism in communication with said control module.
Claims19
A medical device comprising:
- at least one bioprobe for collecting data;
- a single-use protective cover mechanically attached to said at least one bioprobe;
- a control module;
- and
- a sheath removal system comprising:
- a receiving port for said at least one bioprobe with said attached single-use protective cover;
- a single-use protective cover locking mechanism for retaining said single-use protective cover;
- and
- a single-use protective cover removal feedback mechanism in communication with said control module.
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A medical device comprising:
- at least one bioprobe for collecting data;
- a single-use protective cover mechanically attached to said at least one bioprobe;
- a control module;
- and
- a destructive sheath removal system comprising:
- a receiving port for said at least one bioprobe with said attached single-use protective cover;
- a single-use protective cover locking mechanism for retaining said single-use protective cover;
- a single-use protective cover removal feedback mechanism in communication with said control module;
- and
- a single-use protective cover destruction mechanism.
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A method comprising:
- a). supplying at least one bioprobe for collecting data;
- b). mechanically attaching a single-use protective cover said at least one bioprobe;
- c). placing said at least one bioprobe with said mechanically attached single-use protective cover proximal a biological tissue to be interrogated;
- d). removing said at least one bioprobe with said mechanically attached single-use protective cover from said biological tissue after collecting data;
- e). placing said at least one bioprobe with said mechanically attached single-use protective cover into a sheath removal system comprising a receiving port for said at least one bioprobe with said attached single-use protective cover, a single-use protective cover locking mechanism for retaining said single-use protective cover, a single-use protective cover removal feedback mechanism in communication with said control module, and a medical waste container for retaining said single-use protective cover upon its removal from said bioprobe;
- f). locking said at least one bioprobe with said mechanically attached single-use protective cover into said locking mechanism to trigger said single-use protective cover removal feedback mechanism in communication with a control module to release the collected data to the control module;
- g). removing said at least one bioprobe for collecting data from the sheath removal system;
- and
- h). retaining said single-use protective cover in said medical waste container.
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A method comprising:
- a). supplying at least one bioprobe for collecting data;
- b). mechanically attaching a single-use protective cover said at least one bioprobe;
- c). placing said at least one bioprobe with said mechanically attached single-use protective cover proximal a biological tissue to be interrogated;
- d). removing said at least one bioprobe with said mechanically attached single-use protective cover from said biological tissue after collecting data;
- e). placing said at least one bioprobe with said mechanically attached single-use protective cover into a sheath removal system comprising a receiving port for said at least one bioprobe with said attached single-use protective cover, a single-use protective cover locking mechanism for retaining said single-use protective cover, a single-use protective cover removal feedback mechanism in communication with said control module, a single-use protective cover destruction mechanism, and a medical waste container for retaining said single-use protective cover upon its removal from said bioprobe;
- f). locking said at least one bioprobe with said mechanically attached single-use protective cover into said locking mechanism to trigger said single-use protective cover removal feedback mechanism in communication with a control module to release the collected data to the control module;
- g). removing said at least one bioprobe for collecting data from the sheath removal system;
- h). destroying the single-use protective cover retained in the locking mechanism with the destruction mechanism;
- and,
- i). retaining said single-use protective cover in said medical waste container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.