公开(公告)号：US10342623B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US14917896

申请日：2015-03-12

申请人： Justin Huelman ,  Andrew Wu ,  Michael Jung ,  Marc Child ,  Vidit Sharma ,  Addason Mccaslin ,  PROXIMED, LLC

发明人： Justin Huelman ,  Andrew Wu ,  Michael Jung ,  Marc Child ,  Vidit Sharma ,  Addason Mccaslin

IPC分类号： A61B34/20 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/42 ,  A61B90/00

摘要： Surgical systems and methods for avoiding injury to an anatomical structure are disclosed. According to some aspects, an implantable device configured to emit a detectable field may be attached to the anatomical structure. A proximity sensor may be attached to a distal end of a surgical instrument and may be configured to detect the detectable field. A control unit in communication with the proximity sensor may be configured to use the proximity sensor to determine if the distal end of the surgical instrument is within a predetermined distance of the implantable device. If so, a notification such as a vibration or alarm may be provided to a user of the surgical instrument so that the user can maneuver the surgical instrument to limit or prevent contact with the anatomical structure.