Optical spectroscopic device for the identification of cervical cancer
US9157862B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2201/084
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical examination device used for the detection of pre-cancerous and cancerous tissue has an illumination source, a visualization unit, a contacting optical probe, a detector and a process unit. One embodiment of the apparatus includes both a non-contacting macroscopic viewing device (the visualization unit) for visualizing an interior surface of the cervix, as well as a fiber optic wand (contacting optical probe) for spectrally analyzing a microscopic view of the tissue.
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