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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard C Gunderson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
James S Sharrow, Bloomington, MN (US);
Jeffrey A McBroom, Champlin, MN (US);
Assignee:
SpectraScience, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128664 ; 128634 ; 128665 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a guidewire which incorporates an optical fiber and associated diagnostic apparatus for diagnosing tissue in vivo. Use of the present invention provides for diagnosis of tissue and tailoring of the therapeutic portion of the procedure to the tissue or condition identified by the guidewire and associated diagnostic apparatus.