Obtaining images of structures in bodily tissue
US6500119B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/046
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus obtains image data for a structure through bodily tissue. The apparatus includes an imaging sensor that contacts the bodily tissue to obtain image data for a first image of the structure. A pressure sensor is oriented in substantially a same direction as the imaging sensor and contacts the bodily tissue to obtain data for a second image of the structure. The second image is a different perspective of the structure than the first image.
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