Patent ID: 9226979
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A61B,A61K,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for use in real-time examining of a tissue region removed from a surgical site in a subject's body, the apparatus comprising: a probe having an operative end configured for scanning an exposed surface of the removed tissue region, the probe being configured and operable for detecting properties of the tissue region during movement of the operative end over the exposed surface and generating data indicative of the detected properties of the tissue region; and a processor system configured and operable for receiving and processing said generated data indicative of the properties of the scanned tissue region, and upon identifying predefined target cells in the tissue region, determining extent of the target cells in the margins of the exposed surface of said tissue region which include said target cells, and generating output data indicative of locations in the surgical site in the subject's body, said locations corresponding to said margins, the generated output data thereby enabling removal of additional tissues from the surgical site of the subject's body at said locations.