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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2016
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Ji-xin Cheng, West Lafeyette, IN (US);
Pu Wang, Suzhou, CN;
Lu Lan, Suzhou, CN;
Yan Xia, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Ke Huo, West Lafayette, IN (US);
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
A lesion detection system for use with a patient, comprising an optoacoustic guide wire assembly configured to be insertable into a patient's tissue. The optical acoustic guide wire assembly can be comprised of an optical waveguide have a first end and a second end, a light source coupled to the second end of the optical waveguide, wherein said light source configured to emit energy to the patient's tissue, at least one transducer configured to detect an ultrasound signal emitted from the patient's tissue in response to energy emitted from the light source, and a computer system.