SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND/OR DETERMINING CHARACTERISTICS OF TISSUE

A surgical system used to detect tissue and/or determine tissue characteristics within a region proximate to a working end of a surgical instrument includes at least one light emitter disposed at the working end and configured to be activated to emit photons, and at least one light sensor disposed a...

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Main Authors CHATURVEDI, Amal, SUBRAMANIAN, Hariharan
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 25.11.2020
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A surgical system used to detect tissue and/or determine tissue characteristics within a region proximate to a working end of a surgical instrument includes at least one light emitter disposed at the working end and configured to be activated to emit photons, and at least one light sensor disposed at the working end, facing in a common direction as the at least one light emitter, and configured to receive photons emitted from the at least one light emitter and exiting from the region, the at least one light sensor configured to receive photons over a limited time period. The system also includes a controller coupled to the at least one light sensor, the controller configured to operate the at least one light sensor to receive photons over the limited time period after a time delay from activation of the at least one light emitter.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20190703905