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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 19, 2020
Applicant:

Queen's University AT Kingston, Kingston, CA;

Inventors:

Mark Asselin, Kingston, CA;

Gabor Fichtinger, Kingston, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/16 (2006.01); H01J 49/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/16 (2013.01); A61B 5/14546 (2013.01); H01J 49/00 (2013.01); H01J 49/0004 (2013.01); H01J 49/164 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00607 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00773 (2013.01);
Abstract

In a method for spatially localizing mass-spectrometry analysis of an analyte derived from an energy event, an electrical device is used to deliver an energy event to a substrate, and the analyte produced is analyzed using mass spectrometry. Electrical signals sent to and received from the electrical device under different modes of operation are sensed and classified according to each different mode of operation. A location of the electrical device is tracked in three dimensions during the energy event, and a processor is used to perform spatial-temporal alignment of the mass-spectrometry, the determined modes of operation of the electrical device, and the tracked location of the electrical device, wherein mass spectrometry data corresponding to the determined modes of the electrical device are identified and localized within the site of the energy event. The substrate may be tissue in a surgical site, and the electrical device may be an electrocautery device.


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