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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022

Filed:

May. 01, 2019
Applicant:

Phyzhon Health Inc., Rancho Cordova, CA (US);

Inventors:

Howard Neil Rourke, Sacramento, CA (US);

Michael J. Eberle, Fair Oaks, CA (US);

Diana Margaret Tasker, Sacramento, CA (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01H 9/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/293 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0095 (2013.01); A61B 1/0017 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 5/0097 (2013.01); A61B 5/6851 (2013.01); A61B 5/7203 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); G01H 9/004 (2013.01); G02B 6/29319 (2013.01); A61B 2090/306 (2016.02); A61B 2576/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques for imaging are disclosed. In one example, the disclosure is directed to a sensor positioned on an elongate optical fiber. The sensor comprises a plurality of blazed Bragg gratings configured to generate acoustic energy for imaging a region in response to a first optical signal, an interferometer configured to sense acoustic energy from the region and to provide a responsive second optical signal, the interferometer including a first fiber Bragg grating (FBG) and a second FBG, wherein the plurality of blazed Bragg gratings are positioned between the first and second FBGs.


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