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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2023
Temple University-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Nancy Pleshko, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Shital Kandel, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Jessica M. Falcon, New York, NY (US);
William Querido-Maciel, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Jack Oswald, Melrose Park, PA (US);
Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
An arthroscopic probe system comprises a spectrometer, a computing system connected to the spectrometer and an arthroscopic probe device comprising a probe shaft including a proximal end and probe tip positioned at a distal end, a handle including a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the handle is connected to the proximal end of the probe shaft, a cable including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is connected to the proximal end of the handle, and at least one optical fiber, wherein a first end of the at least one optical fiber is optically connected to the probe tip, wherein the at least one optical fiber is positioned internally to the probe shaft, handle and cable, and wherein a second end of the at least one optical fiber terminates at the second end of the cable.