Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Catheter probe arrangement for tissue analysis by radiant energy delivery and radiant energy collection
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Application No.: US13084418Application Date: 2011-04-11
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Publication No.: US08386023B2Publication Date: 2013-02-26
- Inventor: Simon M. Furnish
- Applicant: Simon M. Furnish
- Applicant Address: US MA Burlington
- Assignee: InfraReDx, Inc.
- Current Assignee: InfraReDx, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Burlington
- Agency: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck PC
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00

Abstract:
A catheter tip apparatus arranged in a catheter for the delivery and collection of a light-energy signal to permit subsequent computerized analysis of body tissue by the collected signal. The apparatus comprises an elongated housing supporting a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface. The first reflective surface and the second reflective surface are longitudinally spaced apart from one another. A first flexible, elongated energy bearing delivery fiber has a distalmost end arranged adjacent the first reflective surface. A second flexible, elongated energy bearing collection fiber has a distalmost end arranged adjacent the second reflective surface. The housing is rotatably supported on a flexible catheter sheath for insertion of the catheter into a mammalian body for tissue analysis thereof.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110230770A1 Catheter Probe Arrangement for Tissue Analysis by Radiant Energy Delivery and Radiant Energy Collection Public/Granted day:2011-09-22
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