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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2021
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (US);
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Elena Petrova, Houston, TX (US);
Sharmila Anandasabapathy, Houston, TX (US);
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Bellaire, TX (US);
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (US);
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and corresponding methods for an end-expandable optical fiber bundle are described herein. In one aspect, an endoscope can include a plurality of optical fibers each having a proximal end and a distal end; at least one camera coupled to the proximal ends of the plurality of optical fibers; and a sleeve enveloping the plurality of optical fibers proximate to the distal ends and repositionable along the length of the plurality of optical fibers, such that the sleeve is configured to control an angle of bend for each of the plurality of optical fibers as the optical fibers advance past the sleeve.
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