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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2024
Lightpoint Surgical Ltd, Amersham, GB;
Kunal Vyas, Amersham, GB;
Gavin Ryan, Amersham, GB;
David Tuch, Amersham, GB;
Stewart Forbes, Amersham, GB;
Francesca Oldfield, Amersham, GB;
Lightpoint Surgical Ltd, Amersham, GB;
Abstract
A tethered laparoscopic probe for deployment through a trocar into a cavity of a subject includes a probe head shaped for insertion through the trocar. The probe head includes an elongated casing and a sensor arranged within the casing. The sensor defines a sensing direction of the probe head. The tethered laparoscopic probe also includes a tether coupled to the probe head and for, in use, tethering the probe head through the trocar, and a collar grip fitted to the tether. The collar grip is grippable by jaws of a surgical instrument and includes a first plurality of fins grippable by jaws of a surgical instrument. The first plurality of fins extend in a radial direction and a circumferential direction from the collar grip.