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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Austin, TX (US);
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Austin, TX (US);
Michele Follen Mitchell, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The Univerisity of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600473 ; 600476 ;
Abstract
An optical probe is disclosed which is suitable for rapidly measuring Raman spectra in vivo. The probe is designed to minimize interfering Raman and fluorescence signals generated within the probe itself. In addition, the probe design is compact, making it particularly suited for use in confined spaces such as body cavities. In one embodiment, the probe is employed to detect tissue abnormalities such as cervical cancers and precancers.