Device and method for imaging the ear using optical coherence tomography
US8115934B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B2290/65
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of forming an image of tissue. The method includes non-invasively inserting a fiber-based device into a patient's ear canal and acquiring OCT data from ear tissue while the fiber-based device is in the ear canal. The method also includes converting the OCT data into at least one image.
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