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Hybrid catheter system

US10076248B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

The General Hospital Corporation · US

Inventors

Amir Rozental · Haifa, IL
Farouc Jaffer · Brookline, US
Vasilis Ntziachristos · Gräfelfing, DE
R. Nika Mendelev (Nudelman) · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 18, 2013
Grant date	Sep 18, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 24, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2562/0238
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

System and method for obtaining information about a target structure. The system includes an optoelectrical element with an optical fiber having a core, a coating surrounding the core, an optical axis, a proximal end, and a distal end. The optoelectrical element also includes an electrical connector embedded within the coating along the optical axis between the proximal end and the distal end. A transducer is disposed at the distal end and electrically connected to the electrical connector. The transducer is operable to detect a first energy, generated in response to light that has been transmitted from the proximal end to the distal end and outcoupled from the distal end toward the target structure, and to convert the received first energy to an electrical signal to be transmitted along the electrical connector.

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