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Device for infrared (IR) spectroscopic investigations of internal surfaces of a body

US6016440A · kind A · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

Bruker Analytik GmbH · DE

Inventors

Arno Simon · Ettlingen, DE
Wilfried Hartmann · Grafing, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 7, 1997
Grant date	Jan 18, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 7, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B8/4461
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for infrared (IR) spectroscopic investigation of internal surfaces of a body, for example of blood vessels, comprising an endoscope (10) with light guide means to illuminate the surfaces is characterized in that at the distal end of the light guide means there is arranged a detector (12) for detecting IR light scattered from the illuminated surface and transforming it into electric signals. For otherwise identical conditions, compared to comparable known devices, the device according to the invention offers a higher signal strength and thereby the possibility to shorten the measuring time for equal signal quality.

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