DEVICE FOR FOLLOWING THE PENETRATION OF AN INSTRUMENT IN AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE

摘要

A device to monitor penetration of an instrument into an anatomical structure including a voltage source supplying at least two electrodes, at least one of the electrodes carried by a part of the penetration instrument intended to penetrate the anatomical structure, the penetrating part having at least one detachable longitudinal part; and a device that measures the impedance between the electrodes or an electro-stimulator or both.