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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2015
Applicant:
The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Albert Yung-Hsiang Huang, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0488 (2006.01); A61B 1/307 (2006.01); A61B 5/0492 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/20 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04882 (2013.01); A61B 1/307 (2013.01); A61B 5/0492 (2013.01); A61B 5/1107 (2013.01); A61B 5/20 (2013.01); A61B 5/425 (2013.01); A61B 5/4283 (2013.01); A61B 5/4887 (2013.01); A61B 5/7415 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61N 1/0521 (2013.01); A61N 1/36007 (2013.01); A61N 1/378 (2013.01); A61B 2090/065 (2016.02);
Abstract
A method for identifying a ureter during a medical procedure, the method comprising: providing an electrical stimulator comprising: a shaft having at least one electrode; and a power supply connected to the at least one electrode for providing an electrical signal to the at least one electrode; advancing the shaft so that the at least one electrode contacts tissue; operating the power supply so that the electrical signal is applied to the tissue; and visually observing the tissue to determine the presence of a ureter in the tissue.