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US 2021/0267456 A1Published application
Articulable devices for in vivo tissue evaluation
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsPanayiotis S. Shiakolas, Shashank Kumat, Samson Abimbola Adejokun
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a device for in vivo tissue evaluation includes an elongated manipulator including an elongated proximal tube and an articulable distal portion, and a sensor provided at a distal end of the articulable distal portion, the sensor including a sensor head configured to be pressed against tissue and measure a reaction force of the tissue.
Claims20
A device for in vivo tissue evaluation, the device comprising:
- an elongated manipulator including an elongated proximal tube and an articulable distal portion;
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- a sensor provided at a distal end of the articulable distal portion, the sensor including a sensor head configured to be pressed against tissue and measure a reaction force of the tissue.
A sensor for use in measuring reaction forces of living tissue, the sensor comprising:
- a sensor body configured to attach to another device, the body including a cavity and opposed ledges positioned at opposite ends of the cavity;
- a flexible sensor beam overlying the cavity and supported at each end by one of the ledges, one or more sensor elements being mounted to the sensor beam that are configured to measure a parameter associated with a force that is imposed on the sensor;
- a beam clamp configured to securely clamp the ends of the flexible sensor beam against the ledges;
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- a sensor head configured to contact the living tissue, the sensor head including a protrusion that contacts a central portion of the flexible sensor beam and that flexes the flexible sensor beam when the sensor head is pressed against the living tissue.
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