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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2011
Jenny E. Freeman, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Charles R. Lambert, Melbourne, FL (US);
Michael J. Hopmeier, Mary Esther, FL (US);
Edgar N. Lewis, Brookeville, MD (US);
Jenny E. Freeman, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Charles R. Lambert, Melbourne, FL (US);
Michael J. Hopmeier, Mary Esther, FL (US);
Edgar N. Lewis, Brookeville, MD (US);
Hypermed Imaging, Inc., Greenwich, CT (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Balloon probes, adapted for use in endoscopy and other medical procedures, are useful to obtain spectroscopic information reflected or emitted from a tissue of interest in the infrared spectral region. The information collected by the probe is useful in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. The invention also relates to methods utilizing these probes to analyze a surface of interest, in a minimally invasive manner, in connection with the diagnosis and treatment of disease.