Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080214953 | Tissue-characterization system and method - A measurement system and method are provided for use in characterizing a tissue. The system comprises a probe adapted for operating in either a scan mode or a measure mode, and a control unit for operating the probe. The probe comprises a sensing module for measuring one or more parameters indicative of one or more states of the tissue; and an attachment module configured and operable to enable selective operation of the probe in either one of the scan mode and the measure modes. The control unit is configured and operative to selectively operate the probe in either one of the scan and measure modes. | 09-04-2008 |
20080249434 | Device and Method for Transporting and Handling Tissue - A device and method and provided for tissue handling, while maintaining the in-vivo tissue orientation. The device includes a structure, configured for receiving and holding a tissue specimen, wherein the tissue specimen includes tissue positional references; and device positional references, associated with the structure, for fixing the orientation of the tissue specimen, when held by the device, so as to reflect the tissue specimen positional references. | 10-09-2008 |
20080287750 | Ergonomic probes - An ergonomic device for intraoperative tissue characterization is provided, having a gripping handle and a sensor head, arranged with an angle α between them, wherein in absolute value, α>10 degrees, and α may be adjusted in one, two, or three planes. The device may further comprise a light fixture, configured for lighting the tissue, as it is characterized, a marking module, configured for marking the tissue, as it is characterized, a vacuum system, for improved contact between a sensing surface and the tissue, and a transparent frame, which enables an operator to observe the tissue, as it is characterized. The device may be operative with at least one sensor, selected from the group consisting of an optical sensor, an X-ray sensor, an RF sensor, a MW sensor, an infrared thermography sensor, an ultrasound sensor, an MR sensor, an impedance sensor, a temperature sensor, a biosensor, a chemical sensor, a radioactive-emission sensor, a nonirradiative RF sensor, and a mechanical sensor. | 11-20-2008 |
20090000639 | Method for Energy Coupling Especially Useful for Disinfecting, and Various Systems Using It - Method and system are disclosed for coupling energy from at least on energy source, e.g. UV light source, ultrasonic transducer, or combination thereof, to a target site, e.g. hazardous bacteria, through a streaming liquid, e.g. water. The bacteria toward which energy is to be coupled could be present in the water stream itself and/or on a surface toward which the water stream is to be launched at the end of its flow. Accordingly, in-line aseptic filling is provided, which can fill and simultaneously disinfect a container. According to another embodiment where the water is used for washing, in-line aseptic washing device is provided. A variety of other embodiments is disclosed as well. | 01-01-2009 |
20090062637 | Electromagnetic Sensors for Tissue Characterization - A sensor for tissue characterization is provided, comprising: a resonator, configured to be placed proximally to an edge of a tissue for characterization, without penetrating the tissue, the resonator comprising a conductive structure associated with a diameter-equivalent dimension D, in a plane substantially parallel with the edge, and with a feature size d; and at least one conductive lead, for providing communication with an external system, wherein the resonator is configured to resonate at a frequency which corresponds to a free-air wavelength range of between about lambda and about 40 lambda, wherein lambda is at least about ten times the diameter-equivalent D, and wherein upon receiving a signal in the range of between about lambda and about 40 lambda, the sensor is configured to induce electric and magnetic fields, in a near zone, in the tissue, the near zone having a diameter of about D, so that the tissue in the near zone effectively functions as part of the resonator, influencing its resonating values, and so the tissue in the near zone is thereby characterized by its electromagnetic properties, by the resonating response of the resonator. | 03-05-2009 |
20090253978 | Graphical User Interfaces (GUI), Methods And Apparatus For Data Presentation - A graphical user interface (GUI) including: (a) a group definition module adapted to accept a user input defining groups; (b) a data receiver operable to receive a plurality of individual measurement input datum indicative of status of a substrate; (c) a grouping module configured to assign each of said individual measurement input datum to one of said groups to produce grouped data; and (d) an output module adapted to output the grouped data. | 10-08-2009 |
20090322347 | RF CALIBRATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A measurement device is presented being configured to be connectable to an analyzer unit (comprising a network analyzer). The measurement device comprises a measuring unit and a calibration and control unit connected to and integral with the measuring unit. The calibration and control unit is configured to enable connection of the measuring unit to the analyzer unit. The calibration and control unit comprises a number of terminals of known RF reflection coefficients respectively and comprises a memory utility carrying recorded data indicative of said RF reflection coefficients and recorded data indicative of RF transfer coefficients of the calibration and control unit. This configuration enables calculation of the RF response of the measuring unit while remaining integral with the calibration and control unit. | 12-31-2009 |
20100168611 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE IN TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION AND TREATMENT - A medical device is presented for use in tissue characterization and treatment. The device comprises: a tissue characterization probe comprising an elongated carrier carrying an array of tissue characterization sensors arranged in a spaced-apart relationship at least along an axis of said carrier, such that progression of the probe through a tissue mass provides for locating and determining a dimension of an abnormal tissue specimen inside said tissue mass based on characterization signals from the sensors in the array, thereby enabling consequent treatment of the abnormal tissue specimen by a treatment tool. | 07-01-2010 |
20100222647 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYSIS AND TREATMENT OF A BODY TISSUE - The invention provides a system and method for analysis and treatment of a tissue site. The system of the invention includes a probe unit containing one or more tissue sensing and monitoring probes configured to measure one or more parameters indicative of one or more states of the tissue site and one or more tissue treatment probes configured to deliver a treatment to the tissue site. A processor receives signals from the sensing and monitoring probes and determines whether the probe unit is located at the tissue site to be treated. The treatment and monitoring probes are activated in order to monitor the state of the tissue site while the treatment is being delivered to the tissue site. The processor receives signals from the sensing and monitoring probes during delivery of the treatment indicative of the state of the tissue site and determines, as the treatment is being carried out, any one or more of whether the treatment carried out so far is adequate, whether an additional treatment needs to be carried out, and whether the parameters of the treatment or the treatment targets need to be modified. | 09-02-2010 |
20110313284 | Double Registration - A mapping system ( | 12-22-2011 |
20120123244 | TISSUE-CHARACTERIZATION PROBE WITH EFFECTIVE SENSOR-TO-TISSUE CONTACT - The present invention relates to a device for tissue-characterization, designed for effective sensor-to-tissue contact. The device includes an element, having a rigid surface of a linear cross-section, on which at least one sensor is arranged, and a mechanism for applying a force to a soft tissue, the line of force being at an acute angle with the rigid surface, for stretching or stretching and pushing the soft tissue against the rigid surface, thus achieving effective contact between the tissue and the at least one sensor. In consequence, the accuracy of the sensing is improved. In accordance with another embodiment, a plurality of sensors is employed, arranged along a curved element, for providing three-dimensional information regarding the tissue, for example, by small-scale computerized tomography. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123296 | SURGICAL TOOL - A surgical tool for use in a tissue removal procedure from a subject is described. The surgical tool has proximal and distal regions and at least one sensor for sensing one or more predetermined conditions located at a distal region of the surgical tool. And a substantially flat signal transmission structure electrically connected with the at least one sensor and extending between the location at the distal region and the proximal region. The signal transmission structure is configured for providing impedance controlled signal transmission between the at least one sensor and the proximal region. | 05-17-2012 |
20120126828 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSOR FOR USE IN MEASUREMENTS ON A SUBJECT - A sensor unit for use in measurements on a subject is presented. The sensor unit includes a near field electromagnetic sensor and a flexible signal transmission structure, which are integral with one another by means of at least one common continuous surface. The flexible signal transmission structure is constructed from a first layer including signal connection lines associated with sensor cells near field electromagnetic sensor and a second electrically conductive layer electrically coupled to the electrically conductive material of the sensor. | 05-24-2012 |
20120316463 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE IN TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION AND TREATMENT - A medical device including a tissue characterization probe having an elongated carrier for carrying an array of tissue characterization sensors arranged in a spaced-apart relationship at least along an axis of said carrier within at least a distal portion thereof, such that progression of the probe through a tissue mass provides for locating and determining a dimension of an abnormal tissue specimen inside said tissue mass based on characterization signals from the sensors in the array. The elongated carrier has two integral portions including said distal portion and a hollow portion extending between a proximal end of the carrier and said distal portion. The carrier is configured for passing a predetermined treatment tool through the hollow portion thereof and enabling at least a part of the treatment tool to project from the hollow portion and extend along the distal portion. | 12-13-2012 |
20130072815 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE IN TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION AND TREATMENT - A medical device is presented for use in tissue characterization and treatment. The device comprises: a tissue characterization probe comprising an elongated carrier for carrying an array of tissue characterization sensors arranged in a spaced-apart relationship at least along an axis of said carrier, such that progression of the probe through a tissue mass provides for locating and determining a dimension of an abnormal tissue specimen inside said tissue mass based on characterization signals from the sensors in the array, thereby enabling consequent treatment of the abnormal tissue specimen by a treatment tool. | 03-21-2013 |
20130267821 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE IN TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION AND TREATMENT - A medical device is presented for use in tissue characterization and treatment. The device comprises a tissue characterization probe comprising an elongated carrier carrying an array of tissue characterization sensors which are arranged in a spaced-apart relationship on at least a part of the carrier with known distances between them along a longitudinal axis of the carrier and along at least part of a circumference of the carrier, such that during progression of the probe through a tissue mass each of the sensors generates tissue characterization signals from successive locations thereof within the tissue mass enabling to locate an abnormal tissue inside said tissue mass, thereby enabling consequent treatment of the abnormal tissue. Several movement mechanisms are described for enabling relative movement between the carrier and a treatment tool passing therethrough. | 10-10-2013 |
20140098376 | TISSUE SAMPLING FOR PATHOLOGICAL STUDY - A probe device for use in a tissue inspection system is presented. The probe device comprises a probe body and a control unit at least partially incorporated in the probe body. The probe body carries at least a tissue characterization unit operable for providing sensing data indicative of at least one tissue property at measurement locations in the tissue portion being held by the probe. The control unit comprises: a processor utility for receiving and processing the sensing data and generating measured data indicative of a spatial profile of said at least one tissue property distribution within the tissue portion, and comprises at least one of the following: an imaging utility for receiving said measured data and generating and displaying an image indicative thereof thereby enabling a user to select a region of said tissue portion for further analysis; and a pattern generator module configured for receiving and analyzing said measured data and determining a pattern indicative of an arrangement of regions in said tissue portion, thereby enabling selection of at least one of the regions for further analysis. | 04-10-2014 |