OXIMETRY DEVICE WITH LAPAROSCOPIC EXTENSION

Abstract

A laparoscopic medical device includes an oximeter sensor at its tip, which allows the making of oxygen saturation measurements laparoscopically. The device can be a unitary design, wherein a laparoscopic element includes electronics for the oximeter sensor at a distal end (e.g., opposite the tip). The device can be a multiple piece design (e.g., two-piece design), where some electronics is in a separate housing from the laparoscopic element, and the pieces (or portions) are removably connected together. The laparoscopic element can be removed and disposed of; so, the electronics can be reused multiple times with replacement laparoscopic elements. The electronics can include a processing unit for control, computation, or display, or any combination of these. However, in an implementation, the electronics can connect wirelessly to other electronics (e.g., another processing unit) for further control, computation, or display, or any combination of these.

Inventors

BECHTEL, KATE LEEANN
HARRIS, TODD LOUIS
SOLOMON, EDWARD GERALD
SUN, WINSTON
BALDWIN, ALAN
COLERIDGE, Scott
LONSINGER, Mark

Assignees

Vioptix, Inc.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260506
Application Date: 20170717