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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Nicole C. Moskowitz, Monsey, NY (US);
Jessica Traver, Sierra Madre, CA (US);
Xavier Garcia-Rojas, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Yashar Ganjeh, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 5/42 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/4566 (2013.01); A61B 5/0053 (2013.01); A61B 5/4896 (2013.01); A61B 17/3401 (2013.01); A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 17/3494 (2013.01); A61M 5/427 (2013.01); A61B 5/0006 (2013.01); A61B 5/066 (2013.01); A61B 5/4504 (2013.01); A61B 5/4887 (2013.01); A61B 17/3417 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00022 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00026 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3405 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3407 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3413 (2013.01); A61B 2090/065 (2016.02); A61M 5/46 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1003 (2013.01);
Abstract
Tactile sensing devices, systems, and methods to image a target tissue location are disclosed. When force is applied to the tactile sensing device, voltage data is detected and visualized on a screen, indicating the target tissue location.