Abstract: A medical device for penetrating a bone structure including a processing unit having a transfer function that associates an electrical conductivity value S with a depth value d, wherein the processing unit is configured to detect a threshold selected from amongst an absolute threshold, a relative threshold and a critical gradient, and to emit a warning signal and/or control signal responsive to detection of the threshold.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 2, 2022
Date of Patent:
September 22, 2026
Assignees:
Spine Gaurd, Sorbonne Universite, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique—CNRS, INSERM (Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale)
Inventors:
Stephane Bette, Jimmy Da Silva, Thibault Chandanson, Guillaume Morel, Maurice Bourlion