US 12,239,410 B2
Urinary catheter for detecting radiation
Luis Miguel da Conceição Moutinho, Aveiro (PT); and Joana Isabel Ferreira dos Santos Melo, Aveiro (PT)
Assigned to NU-RISE Lda, (PT)
Filed by NU-RISE Lda, Ilhavo (PT)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/541,046.
Application 18/541,046 is a continuation of application No. 16/713,530, filed on Dec. 13, 2019, granted, now 11,903,672.
Prior Publication US 2024/0108223 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01); G01T 1/20 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/0036 (2018.08) [A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61N 5/1007 (2013.01); A61N 5/1027 (2013.01); G01T 1/2002 (2013.01); G01T 1/2006 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1079 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1008 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A urinary catheter, the urinary catheter comprising:
a plurality of scintillators; and
a plurality of optical fibers, wherein:
each scintillator is configured to produce light in a presence of radiation emitted from a radiation source,
the radiation source is moving,
a velocity of the radiation source is determined according to a plurality of electrical signals from a plurality of light detection units, and
the velocity of the radiation source is different than a velocity of the radiation emitted from the radiation source.