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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008
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);
Biophan Technologies, Inc., Pittsford, NY (US);
Abstract
An assembly for delivering optical signals comprising a nuclear magnetic resonance system comprised of magnets, an NMR programmable logic unit, a signal input channel, and a command output channel; an optical interface assembly electrically connected to the nuclear magnetic resonance system, the optical interface assembly comprising a first laser modulated so as to produce laser optical signals, an interface optical to electrical signal convertor; and a catheter assembly connected to said optical interface assembly, the catheter assembly comprising a proximal end, a distal end, 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.