Optical MRI catheter system
US6925322B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/3692
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An assembly for delivering optical signals that has a nuclear magnetic resonance system, an optical interface assembly, and a catheter assembly with a fiber optic cable assembly and an optical interface and an antenna. The catheter assembly converts electromagnetic signals received by the antenna into optical signals. The optical interface assembly converts optical signals into electrical signals and electrical signals into optical signals.
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