Device for measuring incident light in a body cavity
US5575751A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N5/0601
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for measuring incident light in a remote situs such as a body cavity which includes a central tubular member through which light is delivered to the remote situs and one or more auxiliary tubular members through which incident light in the remote situs is transmitted to a light detector. Each auxiliary tubular member receives incident light from a different portion of the remote situs. The apparatus is particularly useful for conducting phototherapy in body cavities and has been demonstrated in the phototherapy treatment of superficial cancer in a bladder.
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