Relating To THE MANUFACTURE OF HANDHELD JOINTED INSTRUMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20250143732A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-08

    申请号:US18933275

    申请日:2024-10-31

    Abstract: A surgical tool (1) comprising: a plurality of arms (2), each of the plurality of arms comprises an aperture; an elongate pin extending through the aperture of each of the plurality of arms, said elongate pin (8) comprising an end stop (10) at a first end of the elongate pin, said stop (10) being adjacent to the aperture of a first arm (3) of the plurality of arms (2), and an end portion at a second end of the elongate pin, said end portion extending beyond a second arm (4) of the plurality of arms; a bearing plate mounted onto said end portion of the pin directly adjacent to the aperture of the second arm (4), wherein the end portion comprises a deformed region, deformed such that the pin (8) forms an interference fit with the bearing plate. Also provided is a method (400) of manufacturing said surgical tool.

    Systems and methods for detecting markers for surgical guidance

    公开(公告)号:US12193806B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-14

    申请号:US18013839

    申请日:2021-07-08

    Abstract: A method for detecting a marker in a body, comprising receiving an input signal from a probe, where the input signal is generated by a probe in response to detecting a marker signal from the marker; determining a marker proximity value based on the input signal, the marker proximity value corresponds to a distance between the probe and the marker; generating a feedback signal for output by a user interface device based on the marker proximity value, and outputting feedback signal, wherein range of the marker proximity value is divided into predetermined distance bands; and wherein at least one parameter of the feedback signal, or a rate of change of the at least one parameter of the feedback signal in relation to marker proximity value, is varied discontinuously at a boundary between at least two adjacent bands. The feedback signal may be an audio signal and/or a haptic signal.

    IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO IMPLANTABLE FERROMAGNETIC MARKERS

    公开(公告)号:US20240310462A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18575610

    申请日:2022-11-03

    Abstract: An implantable susceptometry marker (1001) for use in surgical guidance comprising one or more ferromagnetic elements (1004a, 1004b, 1004c); and at least one diamagnetic element (1003); wherein the one or more ferromagnetic elements are formed of at least one ferromagnetic material having an initial relative permeability of at least about 10,000 and a saturation induction Bs of less than about 1.5 T, and the at least one diamagnetic element is formed of at least one diamagnetic material having a bulk susceptibility of at least about −0.16×10−4; and wherein the total volume of diamagnetic material in the marker is about 100-10,000 times greater than the total volume of ferromagnetic material.

    Magnetic probe apparatus
    15.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11592501B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-28

    申请号:US16859355

    申请日:2020-04-27

    Abstract: A system and method for locating magnetic material. In one embodiment the system includes a magnetic probe; a power module in electrical communication with the magnetic probe to supply current to the magnetic probe; a sense module in electrical communication with the magnetic probe to receive signals from the magnetic probe; and a computer in electrical communication with the power module and the sense module. The computer generates a waveform that controls the supply of current from the power module and receives a signal from the sense module that indicates the presence of magnetic material. The magnetic probe is constructed from a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion of substantially 10−6/° C. or less and a Young's modulus of substantially 50 GPa or greater. In one embodiment magnetic nanoparticles are injected into a breast and the lymph nodes collecting the particles are detected with the probe and deemed sentinel nodes.

    Magnetic Probe Apparatus
    16.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200256935A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-13

    申请号:US16859355

    申请日:2020-04-27

    Abstract: A system and method for locating magnetic material. In one embodiment the system includes a magnetic probe; a power module in electrical communication with the magnetic probe to supply current to the magnetic probe; a sense module in electrical communication with the magnetic probe to receive signals from the magnetic probe; and a computer in electrical communication with the power module and the sense module. The computer generates a waveform that controls the supply of current from the power module and receives a signal from the sense module that indicates the presence of magnetic material. The magnetic probe is constructed from a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion of substantially 10−6/° C. or less and a Young's modulus of substantially 50 GPa or greater. In one embodiment magnetic nanoparticles are injected into a breast and the lymph nodes collecting the particles are detected with the probe and deemed sentinel nodes.

    Magnetic detector
    19.
    发明授权
    Magnetic detector 有权
    磁性探测器

    公开(公告)号:US09239314B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-19

    申请号:US13799480

    申请日:2013-03-13

    CPC classification number: G01N27/745 A61B5/05 G01R33/0213 G01R33/10

    Abstract: A probe and method for detecting magnetic particles. In one embodiment, the probe includes a probe core having a first end and a second end, the probe core defining two regions for containing coils of wire, one of the regions being adjacent the first end of the cylindrical probe core; two sense coils, one each of the sense coils being located in a respective one of the regions; and two drive coils, one each of the drive coils being located in a respective one of the regions, wherein the regions are separated by a distance equal to or greater than the diameter of one of the coils and a source of a secondary magnetic drive field. In another embodiment, the frequency of the drive signal of the secondary magnetic drive field is less than the frequency of the drive signal of the primary drive coils.

    Abstract translation: 用于检测磁性颗粒的探针和方法。 在一个实施例中,探针包括具有第一端和第二端的探针芯,探针芯限定用于容纳线圈的两个区域,其中一个区域与圆柱形探针芯的第一端相邻; 两个感测线圈,每个感测线圈位于相应的一个区域中; 和两个驱动线圈,每个驱动线圈位于相应的一个区域中,其中区域被分开等于或大于一个线圈的直径和次级磁驱动场的源的距离 。 在另一个实施例中,次级磁驱动场的驱动信号的频率小于主驱动线圈的驱动信号的频率。

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