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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2005
Filed:
May. 02, 2005
Jeffrey L. Helfer, Webster, NY (US);
Stuart G. Macdonald, Pultneyville, NY (US);
Robert W. Gray, Rochester, NY (US);
Christopher Thomas, Rochester, NY (US);
Jeffrey L. Helfer, Webster, NY (US);
Stuart G. MacDonald, Pultneyville, NY (US);
Robert W. Gray, Rochester, NY (US);
Christopher Thomas, Rochester, NY (US);
Biopham Technologies Inc., West Henrietta, NY (US);
Abstract
An assembly for delivering optical signals comprising a nuclear magnetic resonance system; an optical interface assembly electrically connected to the nuclear magnetic resonance system, the optical interface assembly comprising a first laser for producing laser optical signals, an interface optical to electrical signal convertor, and an interface optical connector assembly; and a catheter assembly comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a catheter optical connector assembly disposed at the proximal end and connected to the interface optical connector assembly of the optical interface assembly, a fiber optic cable assembly, an electronics assembly disposed at the distal end comprised of a catheter electrical to optical signal convertor and a catheter optical to electrical signal convertor, and a first receiving coil disposed at the distal end.