EP 0971626 A1 20000119 - INSTRUMENT FOR OPTICALLY SCANNING OF LIVING TISSUE
Title (en)
INSTRUMENT FOR OPTICALLY SCANNING OF LIVING TISSUE
Title (de)
INSTRUMENT ZUR OPTISCHEN ABTASTUNG VON LEBENDEM GEWEBE
Title (fr)
INSTRUMENT D'ANALYSE A BALAYAGE OPTIQUE DE TISSU VIVANT
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9804364 W 19980306
- US 3804797 P 19970306
- US 5416397 P 19970729
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9838907A1] An imaging system includes forward directed optical coherence tomography (OCT), and non-retroreflected forward scanning OCT, and also interferometric imaging and ranging techniques and fluorescent, Raman, two-photon, and diffuse wave imaging can be used. The forward scanning mechanisms include a cam (70) attached to a motor (61), pneumatic devices (96), a pivoting device (90, 94), piezoelectric transducers (74), electrostatic driven slides (108) for substantially transverse scanning; counter-rotating prisms (144), and offset lenses (62) are used for arbitrary scanning. The imaging system of the invention is applied to hand held probes including probes integrated with surgical probes, scalpels, scissors, forceps and biopsy instruments. Hand held probes include forward scanning lasers. The imaging system is also applicable to laparoscopes and endoscopes for diagnostic and therapeutic intervention in body orifices, canals, tubes, ducts, vessels and cavities of the body.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01B 9/02 (2006.01); A61B 1/002 (2006.01); G11B 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61B 1/00096 (2013.01); A61B 1/00172 (2013.01); A61B 1/00183 (2013.01); A61B 1/00188 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 5/0066 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 5/415 (2013.01); A61B 5/417 (2013.01); A61B 5/418 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); G01B 9/0201 (2013.01); G01B 9/02022 (2013.01); G01B 9/0205 (2013.01); G01B 9/02063 (2013.01); G01B 9/02091 (2013.01); A61B 1/002 (2013.01); A61B 1/043 (2013.01); A61B 5/0071 (2013.01); A61B 5/0075 (2013.01); G01B 2290/65 (2013.01); G11B 2007/0013 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9838907A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9838907 A1 19980911; EP 0971626 A1 20000119; JP 2001515382 A 20010918
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9804364 W 19980306; EP 98915128 A 19980306; JP 53882698 A 19980306