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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2021
Rockley Photonics Limited, Altrincham, GB;
Paul Mannion, Eliot, ME (US);
Kate Leeann Bechtel, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Suresh Chengalva, Carmel, IN (US);
Chia-Te Chou, Brea, CA (US);
Lok Man Chu, San Marino, CA (US);
Craig Gardner, Belmont, MA (US);
Alexander Gondarenko, San Jose, CA (US);
Richard Grote, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Vafa Jamali, Boulder, CO (US);
Haydn Frederick Jones, London, GB;
Jennifer Lynn Corso, Peoria, AZ (US);
Roozbeh Parsa, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Kyle Rick, Boulder, CO (US);
Aaron John Zilkie, Pasadena, CA (US);
Rockley Photonics Limited, Altrincham, GB;
Abstract
A minimally invasive spectrophotometric system. In some embodiments, the system includes a minimally invasive device and a spectrophotometer. The spectrophotometer may include: a transmitting fiber, a receiving fiber, and a head. The head of the spectrophotometer may include: a light source connected to the transmitting fiber and a photodetector connected to the receiving fiber. A portion of the transmitting fiber may be in an insertion tube of the minimally invasive device, and a portion of the receiving fiber may be in the insertion tube of the minimally invasive device. The head of the spectrophotometer may occupy a volume of less than 300 cubic centimeters.