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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2014
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Pietro Valdastri, Nashville, TN (US);
Marco Beccani, Nashville, TN (US);
Christian Di Natali, Nashville, TN (US);
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
A system and method for detecting a tissue property. The system comprises a first unit positioned outside a patient body and a second unit positioned inside the patient's body. The first unit includes a first housing, and a magnetic field source supported by the first housing. The second unit includes a second housing, a pressure sensor supported by the second housing, a localization module supported by the second housing, a controller, and a power source. The pressure sensor is configured to detect an indentation force applied to the tissue, and the second unit is configured to wirelessly transmit the indentation force data and localization data to a computer to generate a volumetric stiffness map for the tissue.