"Tissue Retractor With An Integrated Optical Sensor For Pressure Measurement" in Patent Application Approval Process (USPTO 20240307047).

Zdroj:	Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week; 10/13/2024, p9203-9203, 1p
Abstrakt:	Inventors David Wayne Holdsworth and Lee David Sikstrom have filed a patent application for a tissue retractor with an integrated optical sensor for pressure measurement. The invention aims to address the issue of potential tissue damage during surgical retraction by providing surgeons with real-time pressure measurements. The system uses reflected or transmitted optical signals to derive the pressure applied by the medical device on the tissue. LED light sources at multiple wavelengths are embedded in the device, and the reflected light signal is analyzed to predict the applied pressure. The system can be incorporated into various medical devices and provides detailed information about its components and algorithms. [Extracted from the article]
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