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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2018
Applicant:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Guillermo J. Tearney, Cambridge, MA (US);
Rohith K. Reddy, Boston, MA (US);
Michalina J. Gora, Klingenthal, FR;
Kengyeh K. Chu, Boston, MA (US);
Matthew Beatty, Boston, MA (US);
Jing Dong, Malden, MA (US);
Emilie Beaulieu-Ouellet, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/4255 (2013.01); A61B 1/00006 (2013.01); A61B 1/00096 (2013.01); A61B 1/00179 (2013.01); A61B 1/00183 (2013.01); A61B 1/041 (2013.01); A61B 1/0615 (2013.01); A61B 1/0653 (2013.01); A61B 1/0661 (2013.01); A61B 5/0071 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 5/6861 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for a tethered optical imaging probe configured to be integrated into an optical system for medical diagnosis are provided. In one configuration, the present disclosure provides a tethered optical imaging probe including a motor arranged within a swallowable capsule. A rotational speed of the motor is actively controlled by a feedback signal.