Corning Incorporated

Stephen Quenton Smith

Venkata Adiseshaiah Bhagavatula

Klaus Hartkorn

Mark Alan McDermott

Woraphat Dockchoorung

A non-cylindrical hypotube is disclosed, such as for use in OCT and endoscopy. The hypotube is defined by a non-cylindrical, rotationally symmetric tube and has an interior, a proximal-end section with an outer diameter Da distal-end section with an outer diameter Dand a middle section between the proximal-end and distal-end sections and having an outer diameter Dwherein D&#x3c;Dand D&#x3c;DThe distal-end section is sized to accommodate the optical probe and includes an outer surface with an aperture that allows for optical communication therethrough.

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Lawrenceville, PA, United States of America

Stephen Quenton Smith