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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Vioptix, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jimmy Jian-min Mao, Fremont, CA (US);
Robert E. Lash, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
ViOptix, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/1459 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/14552 (2013.01); A61B 5/0022 (2013.01); A61B 5/0086 (2013.01); A61B 5/14542 (2013.01); A61B 5/1459 (2013.01); A61B 5/6846 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 5/0002 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0262 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0214 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0266 (2013.01); A61B 2562/223 (2013.01); A61B 2562/225 (2013.01);
Abstract
A retractor has an oximeter sensor at its tip, which allows measuring of oxygen saturation of a tissue being retracted by the retractor. The tip includes one or more openings for at least one source and detector. A specific implementation is a spinal nerve root retractor with an oximeter sensor.