Automated probe placement device
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1. A body cavity probe comprising:
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an elongated shaft with proximal and distal ends, the elongated shaft including a plurality of axial holding tube projections housing a corresponding plurality of measurement probes;
a resilient member removably disposed on a proximal end of each of the axial holding tube projections and configured to bias each of the axial tube projections proximally to a retracted configuration; and
an actuation system including an operating portion disposed on the handle and rotatable about the elongated shaft, the operating portion translatable along a longitudinal axis defined through the elongated shaft and alignable with each of the axial holding tubes,wherein each of the plurality of measurement probes is configured to advance distally relative to the handle in response to distal translation of the operating portion,wherein at least one of the plurality of measurement probes is configured to measure at least one parameter selected from a group consisting of temperature, physiological pressure, conductivity, aquametry, pH level, and oxygen level.
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Abstract
A probe includes a handle and an elongated shaft with proximal and distal ends. The elongated shaft includes a plurality of axial holding tube projections to house a corresponding plurality of measurement probes. The probe further includes an actuation system to operably engage each of the plurality of measurement probes to permit selective actuation thereof. Each of the plurality of measurement probes is capable of being advanced distally relative to the handle in response to the actuation thereof. The plurality of measurement probes measure one or more parameters selected from a group consisting of temperature, physiological pressure, conductivity, aquametry, pH level, and oxygen level.
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1. A body cavity probe comprising:
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a handle; an elongated shaft with proximal and distal ends, the elongated shaft including a plurality of axial holding tube projections housing a corresponding plurality of measurement probes; a resilient member removably disposed on a proximal end of each of the axial holding tube projections and configured to bias each of the axial tube projections proximally to a retracted configuration; and an actuation system including an operating portion disposed on the handle and rotatable about the elongated shaft, the operating portion translatable along a longitudinal axis defined through the elongated shaft and alignable with each of the axial holding tubes, wherein each of the plurality of measurement probes is configured to advance distally relative to the handle in response to distal translation of the operating portion, wherein at least one of the plurality of measurement probes is configured to measure at least one parameter selected from a group consisting of temperature, physiological pressure, conductivity, aquametry, pH level, and oxygen level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising the steps of:
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providing a body cavity probe having; an elongated shaft with proximal and distal ends, the elongated shaft including a plurality of axial holding tube projections that house a corresponding plurality of measurement probes; a resilient member removably disposed on a proximal end of each of the axial holding tube projections and configured to bias each of the axial tube projections proximally to a retracted configuration; and at least one actuator including an operating portion disposed on the handle and rotatable about the elongated shaft, the operating portion translatable along a longitudinal axis defined through the elongated shaft and alignable with each of the axial holding tubes to advance at least one of the plurality of measurement probes distally relative to the handle in response to distal translation of the operating portion; and actuating one of the plurality of measurement probes to measure a parameter of a body cavity via the actuated measurement probe, wherein the parameter is selected from a group consisting of;
temperature, physiological pressure, conductivity, aquametry, pH level, and oxygen level. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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