Magnetic detector
AssigneesEndomagnetics Ltd, University of Houston
InventorsSimon Richard Hattersley, Peter Georg Laitenberger, Audrius Brazdeikis
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Abstract
A probe for detecting magnetic particles. In one embodiment, the probe includes: a cylindrical probe core having a first end and a second end, the cylindrical probe core defining two channels for containing coils of wire, one of the channels being adjacent the first end of the cylindrical probe core; two sense coils, one each of the sense coils being located in a respective one of the channels; and two drive coils, one each of the drive coils being co-located with the respective sense coil in a respective one of the channels.
Claims18
A handheld magnetic susceptometry probe for detecting a magnetic marker within a body comprising:
- a probe core having a first end and a second end, the probe core defining two longitudinal regions for containing coils of wire, one of the regions being adjacent the first end of the cylindrical probe core;
- two sense coils, one each of the sense coils being located in a respective one of the regions;
- and two drive coils, one each of the drive coils being located in a respective one of the regions, wherein the regions are longitudinally separated by a distance equal to or greater than the diameter of one of the coils, wherein the drive coil and the sense coil in each region are in close proximity.
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