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Patent No.:

US 10551245 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020

Filed:

Feb. 10, 2017

Simple monolithic optical element for forward-viewing spectrally encoded endoscopy

Applicants:

Canon Usa Inc., Melville, NY (US);

The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);

Inventors:

Dukho Do, Malden, MA (US);

Dongkyun Kang, Somerville, MA (US);

Mitsuhiro Ikuta, Cambridge, MA (US);

Guillermo J. Tearney, Cambridge, MA (US);

Assignees:

CANON U.S.A., INC., Melville, NY (US);

THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION, Boston, MA (US);

Attorney:

Canon U.S.A., Inc., IP Division

Primary Examiner:

Michael J Hess

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/02 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01); G01J 3/18 (2006.01); G01J 3/28 (2006.01); G01N 21/27 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); A61B 1/045 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/0218 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/00096 (2013.01); A61B 1/00165 (2013.01); A61B 1/00167 (2013.01); A61B 1/045 (2013.01); A61B 1/051 (2013.01); A61B 1/0638 (2013.01); A61B 1/0669 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); G01J 3/18 (2013.01); G01J 3/2823 (2013.01); G01N 21/27 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); A61B 1/005 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0866 (2013.01); H04N 2005/2255 (2013.01);
Abstract

Exemplary spectrally encoded probes are provided having forward view capabilities. These probes are configured such that the detection element comprises a plurality of light collecting components, where the distal ends at least partially surround the illumination element and the proximal ends form a linear array that is optically connected to a dispersive component.

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