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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Vine Medical Llc, Saint George, UT (US);
Inventor:
Phillip W. Dietz, Saint George, UT (US);
Assignee:
Vine Medical, LLC, Saint George, UT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/053 (2021.01); A61H 39/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/0531 (2021.01); A61B 5/0532 (2021.01); A61B 5/251 (2021.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/053 (2013.01); A61B 5/0531 (2013.01); A61B 5/0532 (2013.01); A61B 5/251 (2021.01); A61B 5/442 (2013.01); A61B 5/6843 (2013.01); A61B 5/6885 (2013.01); A61B 2562/16 (2013.01); A61B 2562/225 (2013.01); A61H 39/02 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5061 (2013.01); A61H 2230/65 (2013.01); A61H 2230/655 (2013.01);
Abstract
A probe device provides an enhanced bioelectric and spring-loaded sensing tip with an integrated force sensor. The probe device measures the bioelectric conductance value from a patient for therapeutic and/or diagnostic purpose using the spring-loaded sensing tip. In addition, the probe device measures the force applied by the spring-loaded sensing tip against the patient using the integrated force sensor. Using feedback from the force sensor and the bioconductive data of the patient, the force applied at the spring-loaded sensing tip may be adjusted to obtain improved results.