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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2015
Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL;
Gerwin Jan Puppels, Schiedam, NL;
Tom Christian Bakker Schut, Zoetermeer, NL;
Senada Koljenovic, Rotterdam, NL;
Peter Jacobus Caspers, Capelle aan den IJssel, NL;
Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL;
Abstract
An optical probe, instrument, and method for measuring a tissue sample. The optical probe comprises a needle having a needle tip formed to penetrate a tissue surface and an optical waveguide arranged to transmit light through the needle; and a probe housing for holding the needle and comprising at least one of an actuator or a sensor configured to receive or generate a depth signal to determine a depth position of the needle tip relative to the tissue surface.