Title:
SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND SURGICAL SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/147129
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A surgical instrument is disclosed to remove tissue, in particular unhealthy tissue or tissue containing cancer cells, from a body and to analyse the removed tissue. A tissue removal device is arranged at a distal end of the surgical instrument, wherein the distal part of the surgical instrument comprises a movable part, for example a bendable part, to adjust a position and/or orientation of the tissue removal device with respect to a proximal end of the surgical instrument, wherein movement of the movable part can be controlled by an operator. A discharge channel is connected to the tissue removal device for discharge of removed tissue. A tissue analysis device comprises an analysis sensor to analyse non-removed tissue in front of the tissue removal device, wherein the tissue analysis device is configured to provide a sensor signal representative for an analysed characteristic of the tissue.
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Inventors:
RUERS THEODOOR JACQUES MARIE (NL)
STERENBORG HENRICUS JOSEPHUS CORNELUS MARIA (NL)
HEERINK WOUTER JOHANNES (NL)
STERENBORG HENRICUS JOSEPHUS CORNELUS MARIA (NL)
HEERINK WOUTER JOHANNES (NL)
Application Number:
PCT/NL2019/050041
Publication Date:
November 14, 2019
Filing Date:
January 24, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
STICHTING HET NEDERLANDS KANKER INST ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK ZIEKENHUIS (NL)
International Classes:
A61B10/00; A61B5/00; A61B10/02
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
NEDERLANDSCH OCTROOIBUREAU (NLO) (NL)
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