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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2022
Melzi Corporation, Reno, NV (US);
Luke W. Clauson, Reno, NV (US);
Matthew Byrnes Newell, Reno, NV (US);
Nicholas G. Lewis, Sparks, NV (US);
Michael A. Raye, Reno, NV (US);
Jesse D. Adams, Mars, PA (US);
Samuel A. Weprin, Richmond, VA (US);
Melzi Corporation, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and devices for detecting retained surgical items or other objects having a magnetic signature within a corpus of a patient. The device can comprise a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and a distal sensing portion positioned distally of the shaft. The distal sensing portion can comprise one or more gradiometers comprising a plurality of magnetometers. The device can further comprise one or more output components configured to generate a user output to alert a user of a detected object.