Optical sensors for intraoperative procedures
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsSaumya Banerjee, Joshua Benjamin Stopek, Timothy Sargeant
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Abstract
An intra-operative sensor device for detecting tissue or body parameters includes one or more light emitting sources and one or more photo-detectors. An optical isolator ring may be placed around either the one or more light emitting sources or around the one or more photo-detectors. The intra-operative sensor device may be a stand alone device or may be operatively coupled into a surgical instrument, such as a laparoscopic device.
Claims9
An intra-operative sensor device for detecting tissue or body parameters comprising:
- at least one light emitting source;
- at least one photo-detector, wherein an optical isolator ring is placed around either the at least one light emitting source or the at least one photo-detector;
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- an inflatable sleeve including the at least one light emitting source and the at least one photo-detector mounted thereon, the inflatable sleeve transitionable between a furled state and an unfurled state.
An intra-operative sensor device for detecting tissue or body parameters comprising:
- at least one photo-detector;
- at least one light emitting source spaced radially from the at least one photo-detector, the at least one photo-detector detecting light backscattered from light emitted by the at least one light emitting source to detect parameters of the tissue or the body;
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- an inflatable sleeve including the at least one light emitting source and the at least one photo-detector mounted thereon, the inflatable sleeve transitionable between a furled state and an unfurled state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.