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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2019
Applicant:
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Panayiotis S. Shiakolas, Austin, TX (US);
Shashank Kumat, Austin, TX (US);
Samson Abimbola Adejokun, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0053 (2013.01); A61B 5/20 (2013.01); A61B 5/6874 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0261 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a device for in vivo tissue evaluation includes an elongated manipulator including an elongated proximal tube and an articulable distal portion, and a sensor provided at a distal end of the articulable distal portion, the sensor including a sensor head configured to be pressed against tissue and measure a reaction force of the tissue.