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US 2014/0276775 A1Published application
Identification of surgical smoke
AssigneeEmpire Technology Development LLC
InventorsTobias Funk, Kate LeeAnn Bechtel, Joseph Anthony Heanue, Amish Parashar
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Abstract
A method includes assessing tumor margins and discriminating between tumor and non-tumor tissues by analyzing the compositional make-up of smoke produced during cautery resection of tissues.
Claims19
1-13. (canceled)
A cautery smoke detection apparatus comprising:
- a cautery instrument comprising a cutting tip;
- a smoke extraction device comprising a lumen have a first end and a second end, the first end being proximal to the cutting tip and the second end being in association with a vacuum source and a detection device;
- wherein:
- the detection device comprises a chromatograph, spectrometer, or spectrophotometer;
- the smoke extraction device is configured to draw cautery smoke from a cautery site and convey the cautery smoke from the cautery site through the lumen to the detection device;
- and
- the detection device is configured to detect a marker in the cautery smoke.
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A kit for cautery smoke detection, the kit comprising:
- a marker;
- and
- a cautery smoke detection apparatus comprising:
- a cautery instrument comprising a cutting tip;
- a smoke extraction device comprising a lumen have a first end and a second end, the first end being proximal to the cutting tip and the second end being in association with a vacuum source and a detection device;
- wherein:
- the detection device comprises a chromatograph, spectrometer, or spectrophotometer;
- the smoke extraction device is configured to draw cautery smoke from a cautery site and convey the cautery smoke from the cautery site through the lumen to the detection device;
- and
- the detection device is configured to detect the presence or absence of the marker in the cautery smoke.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.