US 11,980,488 B2
Surgical probe and apparatus with improved graphical display
Trevor W. V. Speeg, Williamsburg, OH (US); Michael E. Henley, Liberty Township, OH (US); Brian Michael Ruffner, Maineville, OH (US); Michael B. Watts, Potomac, MD (US); Harry Kyuhoon Ahn, Liberty Township, OH (US); and Elijah Kreider, Hamilton, OH (US)
Assigned to Devicor Medical Products, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by Devicor Medical Products, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Feb. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/111,672.
Application 18/111,672 is a continuation of application No. 17/513,980, filed on Oct. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,612,365.
Application 17/513,980 is a continuation of application No. 16/793,371, filed on Feb. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,191,498, issued on Dec. 7, 2021.
Application 16/793,371 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/659,802, filed on Oct. 22, 2019, granted, now 10,905,387, issued on Feb. 2, 2021.
Application 16/659,802 is a continuation of application No. 15/963,152, filed on Apr. 26, 2018, granted, now 10,485,497, issued on Nov. 26, 2019.
Application 15/963,152 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2016/058907, filed on Oct. 26, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/806,949, filed on Feb. 18, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/247,082, filed on Oct. 27, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0200761 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/12 (2006.01); A61B 6/40 (2024.01); A61B 6/42 (2024.01); G01T 1/161 (2006.01); G01T 1/202 (2006.01); G01T 1/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 6/4057 (2013.01) [A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61B 6/425 (2013.01); A61B 6/4258 (2013.01); A61B 6/4405 (2013.01); A61B 6/4423 (2013.01); G01T 1/161 (2013.01); G01T 1/202 (2013.01); G01T 1/244 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00079 (2013.01); G01T 1/2023 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
(a) an instrumentation console including a display;
(b) a probe in communication with the instrumentation console, the probe including a magnetic sensor configured to detect a magnetic field, the display being configured to depict a signal generated by the magnetic sensor based on proximity of the magnetic sensor to one or more magnetic particles; and
(c) a temperature sensor, the temperature sensor being disposed within a portion of the probe, the temperature sensor being in communication with the instrumentation console, the instrumentation console being configured to adjust one or more operational parameters of the system based on a temperature detected by the temperature sensor.