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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2015
Synaptive Medical (Barbados) Inc., Bridgetown, BB;
Fangxin Li, Toronto, CA;
Michael Frank Gunter Wood, Toronto, CA;
SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL (Barbados) Inc., Bridgetown, BB;
Abstract
A forward-imaging optical coherence tomography probe is provided, comprising: a substantially cylindrical housing comprising: a longitudinal axis; an interior side; a distal end that is optically transparent; and a mirror located at the interior side, adjacent the distal end; an optical fiber located inside the cylindrical housing along the longitudinal axis; a wedge lens located inside the cylindrical housing, adjacent the distal end, the wedge lens configured to receive light from the fiber, and direct the light towards the mirror; and, at least one motor configured to both: rotate the fiber and the wedge lens about the longitudinal axis and inside the cylindrical housing; and, linearly displace the fiber and the wedge lens along the longitudinal axis and inside the cylindrical housing; the mirror configured to: receive light from the wedge lens and reflect the light out of the distal end as the wedge lens moves linearly and rotationally.