Optical coherence tomography system
US11547314B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/228
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The OCT system may include: a light source unit generating light; an optical interferometer including an optical coupler splitting the light generated by the light source unit into first distribution light and second distribution light, a reference arm reflecting the first distribution light, a sample arm reflecting the second distribution light, and an optical detector detecting the light reflected by the reference arm and the sample arm; an OCT catheter including an optical fiber having a shape in which the optical fiber is insertable into at least a part of a human body and is rotatable and discharging the light to a tissue and collecting OCT data for the tissue; an OCT engine including a processor and a storage unit and processing the OCT data collected by the OCT catheter; and an OCT controller connected to a proximal end of the OCT catheter and controlling rotation of the OCT catheter.
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