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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2015
The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX (US);
Albert Yung-Hsiang Huang, Houston, TX (US);
The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX (US);
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.
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