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US 2026/0263110 A1Published application
Tactile sensing and needle guidance device
AssigneeIntuiTap Medical, Inc.
InventorsNicole C. MOSKOWITZ, Jessica TRAVER, Xavier GARCIA-ROJAS, Yashar GANJEH, Matthew CRUZ, Jonathan Rae PLUMB, Jack Alexander LOWE, Alexander Keith Gomer Pratten JONES
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Abstract
Tactile sensing devices, systems, and methods to image a target tissue location are disclosed. When force is applied by the tissue surface to the tactile sensing device, voltage data is detected and processed by a computing processor to visualize a corresponding output pressure map on a screen, indicating the target tissue location.
Claims16
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A tactile sensing device, comprising:
- a scanhead sub-assembly comprising:
- a scanhead comprising a sensor array, wherein the sensor array comprises:
- a first sensor comprising a first surface;
- and
- a second sensor comprising a second surface;
- wherein the first sensor is configured to output a first voltage signal in response to a first change in a first pressure applied to the first surface, and the second sensor is configured to output a second voltage signal in response to a second change in a second pressure applied to the second surface;
- an alignment guide comprising a guide channel configured to guide a needle or marking tool;
- and
- a carriage configured to receive the scanhead;
- and
- a frame comprising a scanning track, the scanning track receiving the carriage, wherein the carriage and the scanhead are translatable along the scanning track relative to the frame, while movably coupled thereto.
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