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US 2021/0259894 A1Published application
Surgical Gauze
AssigneeCity of Hope
InventorGagandeep Singh
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Abstract
A surgical material, such as gauze, includes a feature that increases the magnetic permeability of the surgical material. The surgical material incorporates one or more elements with high magnitude of magnetic permeability within the surgical material. In an embodiment, the one or more elements are coupled to a strip of material such as in the form of beads.
Claims20
A surgical material for use in surgery, comprising:
- a planar material configured to be used in a surgical procedure;
- a detectable element coupled to the planar material, wherein the detectable element is detectable via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
A method of using a surgical material, comprising:
- coupling a surgical material to a patient, the surgical material comprising:
- a planar material configured to be used in a surgical procedure;
- a detectable element coupled to the planar material, wherein the detectable element is detectable via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using an imaging system to detect a presence of the surgical material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.