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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
John W. Komp, Dillon, CO (US);
Joe D. Sartor, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0638 (2013.01); A61B 1/000094 (2022.02); A61B 1/0002 (2013.01); A61B 1/0005 (2013.01); A61B 1/046 (2022.02); A61B 5/0035 (2013.01); A61B 5/0086 (2013.01); A61B 5/062 (2013.01); A61B 5/418 (2013.01); A61B 1/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for imaging tissue including an endoscope capable of illuminating tissue with white and near infrared light. The method includes detecting the fluorescence and displaying the detected fluorescence in combination with white light images.