Visible display for an interventional device
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1. An interventional device comprising:
- an elongated member having a distal end insertible into a body and an opposite proximal end;
a sensing system disposed at the distal end of the elongated member for sensing a bodily condition and generating a visual signal; and
an intracorporeal display also located at the distal end of the elongated member for displaying the signal inside the body, the signal being indicative of a bodily condition and visible in a pre-existing field of view.
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Abstract
A display is located on an interventional device insertible into a body. More specifically, the display is located on a distal end of the device and is coupled to a sensing system. The sensing system senses a bodily condition. The display receives the sensed bodily condition and displays a signal indicative of the bodily condition within a pre-existing field of view.
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1. An interventional device comprising:
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an elongated member having a distal end insertible into a body and an opposite proximal end;
a sensing system disposed at the distal end of the elongated member for sensing a bodily condition and generating a visual signal; and
an intracorporeal display also located at the distal end of the elongated member for displaying the signal inside the body, the signal being indicative of a bodily condition and visible in a pre-existing field of view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An interventional device comprising:
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an elongated member having a distal end insertible through a wound into a body and an opposite proximal end; and
a display located on the distal end of the elongated member, the display comprising an indicator for providing a visible signal on the display as an indication of a bodily condition. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for displaying a signal indicative of a bodily condition, comprising the steps of:
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providing an interventional device having an elongated member comprising a distal end and an opposite proximal end, the distal end comprising a display;
inserting the distal end of the elongated member through a wound into a body;
contacting a tissue region in the body with the interventional device to sense a bodily condition therefrom;
generating a signal indicative of the sensed bodily condition; and
visibly displaying the signal on the display. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A method for displaying a signal indicative of a bodily condition comprising:
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providing an interventional device having a pre-existing field of view and an elongated member comprising a distal end and an opposite proximal end, the distal end comprising a display;
inserting the distal end of the elongated member into a body;
manipulating the interventional device to contact a region in the body for sensing a bodily condition therefrom;
generating a signal indicative of the sensed bodily condition inside the body; and
visibly displaying the signal in the pre-existing field of view. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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