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Miniature spectrometer system and method

US6238348A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 1998
Grant dateMay 29, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2021/3166
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A miniature spectrometer can be used in situ to diagnose tissue and organs by detecting tissue autofluorescence. The miniature spectrometer is disposed at the distal end of an interventional device.

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