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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Utah Valley University, Orem, UT (US);
Inventors:
Timothy E. Doyle, Orem, UT (US);
Michael J. Salisbury, Orem, UT (US);
Michael J. Bennett, Orem, UT (US);
Assignee:
Utah Valley University, Orem, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0041 (2013.01); A61B 6/4007 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01); A61B 6/56 (2013.01); A61B 8/0825 (2013.01); A61B 8/0858 (2013.01); A61B 8/4209 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/30 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); A61B 8/56 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00079 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00106 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2825 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2926 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2090/061 (2016.02); A61B 2090/065 (2016.02); A61B 2090/376 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3784 (2016.02);
Abstract
Provided herein are an apparatus, system, and method for a medical diagnostic and imaging forceps for determining the pathology of tissue in vivo during surgery, endoscopy, laparoscopy, or other medical procedure, the forceps comprising a platform for analyzing tissue pathology inside the body by way of sensors including without limitation conductivity, optical, tracking, and x-ray sensors.