TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING MEDICAL DEVICE TOOLS

In various embodiments, a medical device includes an instrument head that includes one or more electrode pairs and a medical device tool coupled to a conduit, an impedance bridge, and a processor coupled to the impedance bridge and the conduit. In various embodiments, a method includes recording, at...

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Hauptverfasser: VOITH, Paul Richard, BOGDANOWICZ, Les, GRYCUK, Alexander
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In various embodiments, a medical device includes an instrument head that includes one or more electrode pairs and a medical device tool coupled to a conduit, an impedance bridge, and a processor coupled to the impedance bridge and the conduit. In various embodiments, a method includes recording, at one or more frequencies, one or more impedance measurements associated with one or more electrode pairs included in an instrument head of the medical device; determining, based on the one or more impedance measurements, a tissue type of a portion of tissue contacting the one or more electrode pairs; and performing one or more operations to control a medical device tool included in the instrument head based on the tissue type.