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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2009
Frank B. Sachse, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
John H. Bridge, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Robert Hitchcock, Sandy, UT (US);
Frank B. Sachse, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
John H. Bridge, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Robert Hitchcock, Sandy, UT (US);
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
A system and method for confocal imaging of tissue in vivo and in situ, e.g., for minimally invasive diagnosis of patients. A catheter is provided that has a dye carrier coupled to the distal end of a fiber optics bundle, which allows for the introduction of at least one fluorescent dye therein the dye carrier into a portion of the tissue of interest of a subject or patient when the dye carrier is selectively brought into contact with the portion of the tissue of interest. The resulting confocal images permit the acquisition of diagnostic information on the progression of diseases at cellular/tissue level in patients. Furthermore, a system for ECG-triggered image acquisition is provided.