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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
May. 15, 2014
Applicant:
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, New Orleans, LA (US);
Inventor:
Jonathon Quincy Brown, New Orleans, LA (US);
Assignee:
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, New Oreleans, LA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/16 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); G01N 1/30 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G02B 21/36 (2006.01); G06K 9/52 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G02B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/16 (2013.01); A61B 5/0071 (2013.01); A61B 10/02 (2013.01); G01N 1/30 (2013.01); G01N 21/6458 (2013.01); G02B 21/0076 (2013.01); G02B 21/365 (2013.01); G02B 21/367 (2013.01); G06K 9/52 (2013.01); G06K 9/6267 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); A61B 2090/366 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3941 (2016.02); G01N 2001/302 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6419 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6421 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6441 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0635 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0675 (2013.01); G01N 2201/129 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for evaluating a fresh tissue sample, prepared as to fluoresce under illumination, during a medical procedure. A structured light source is configured to project a spatially patterned light beam onto the fresh tissue sample. An imaging system is configured to produce an image from fluorescence emitted from the illuminated fresh tissue sample. A system control is configured to provide a human-comprehensible clinically useful output associated with the medical procedure.