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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2023
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Guillermo J. Tearney, Cambridge, MA (US);
Joseph Gardecki, Acton, MA (US);
Chia-Pin Liang, Malden, MA (US);
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and method can be provided for obtaining at least one anatomical sample. For example, it is possible to provide and insert a housing into a body or provided on a hydrated anatomical structure. Further, with a source, it is possible to emit an electromagnetic radiation which causes at least the anatomical sample(s) to attach to at least one portion of the housing. A compound can be provided on a surface of the housing, and the source provides the radiation to the compound and changes properties thereof to be adhesive. The source can provide the radiation to the housing, and can change properties of a surface thereof to be adhesive. A component can be provided on a surface of the anatomical structure, and the source provides the radiation to the compound and changes properties thereof to be adhesive.