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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Optomak, Inc., Quebec, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
OPTOMAK, INC., , CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/053 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 1/00167 (2013.01); A61B 1/0615 (2013.01); A61B 5/0071 (2013.01); A61B 5/0538 (2013.01); A61B 5/688 (2013.01); A61B 5/6865 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0443 (2013.01); A61B 2562/228 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical cannula configured for implantation in biological tissue or other samples provides minimal invasiveness while accessing image deep structures within the sample. The cannula has a stabilizer portion that is used to affix the cannula to the sample, and an extension portion that protrudes into the sample and is either formed by, or contains, an optical probe that images a target area within the sample to an object image provided to an external optical device. The cannula has an integrated coupler portion that detachably connects to a connector of the external device, providing removable and interchangeable connection to external optical systems.