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Fiber optic endoscopic gastrointestinal probe

US6879851B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 2001
Grant dateApr 12, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M25/10
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fiber optic probe and a balloon catheter used in conjunction with optical imaging systems, in particular with systems which deliver and collect a single spatial mode beam, such as a single photon, a multiphoton, confocal imaging and ranging systems, such as fluorescence imaging systems.

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