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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2017
Applicant:
The University Court of the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
The University Court of the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); G01J 3/28 (2006.01); G01K 11/32 (2021.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01S 7/4865 (2020.01); G04F 10/00 (2006.01); G04F 13/02 (2006.01); H04N 25/773 (2023.01); H10F 30/225 (2025.01); H10F 77/00 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/0059 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); G01J 3/2889 (2013.01); G01K 11/32 (2013.01); G01N 21/4795 (2013.01); G01N 21/6408 (2013.01); G01S 7/4865 (2013.01); G04F 10/005 (2013.01); G04F 13/026 (2013.01); H04N 25/773 (2023.01); H10F 30/225 (2025.01); H10F 77/959 (2025.01); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3929 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3937 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3941 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3945 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3975 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3979 (2016.02); A61B 2562/0238 (2013.01); G01J 2001/442 (2013.01); G01N 2021/4797 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of determining a location of an optical fibre positioned at least partially inside a scattering medium, the method comprises transmitting pulsed light into the scattering medium, receiving, by a detector, photons of the pulsed light that have passed through the scattering medium, selecting signals corresponding to some of the received photons, wherein the selecting is based on a time of arrival of the received photons; and determining a location of the optical fibre based on the selected signals.