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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:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan I. West, Hopkinton, MA (US);
David Krag, Shelburne, VT (US);
Joel B. Weinstein, Framingham, MA (US);
Navin Dewagan, Milford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Medical Tactile, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 ; A61B 5/103 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 ; A61B 5/103 ;
Abstract
An apparatus obtains image data for a structure through bodily tissue. The apparatus includes an imaging sensor that contacts the bodily tissue to obtain image data for a first image of the structure. A pressure sensor is oriented in substantially a same direction as the imaging sensor and contacts the bodily tissue to obtain data for a second image of the structure. The second image is a different perspective of the structure than the first image.