3-axis side-view confocal fluorescence endomicroscope
US11819310B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B26/0833
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical probe assembly as a confocal endomicroscope includes an optical focusing stage that focuses an output beam onto a sample and a mirror scanning stage that is movable for scanning the output beam in both a lateral two dimensional plane and an axial direction, using a side-view configuration. The side-view configuration allows for output beam illumination and fluorescent imaging of the sample with greater imaging resolution and improved access to hard to reach tissue within a subject.
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