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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2007
Jane A. Sheetz, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jere J. Brophy, Loveland, OH (US);
David C. Youmans, Loveland, OH (US);
Paul G. Ritchie, Loveland, OH (US);
Jane A. Sheetz, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jere J. Brophy, Loveland, OH (US);
David C. Youmans, Loveland, OH (US);
Paul G. Ritchie, Loveland, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A method of monitoring a condition within a patient's body includes locating a scanned beam imaging unit at an imaging location for a period of time to observe and characterize a portion of the patient's anatomy over at least a portion of the period of time. The scanned beam imaging unit is located at the imaging location using a locating instrument. The locating instrument is removed from the patient's body with the scanned beam imaging unit remaining at the imaging location. With the scanned beam imaging unit at the imaging location, a beam of light is scanned across the portion of the anatomy and light is received from the portion of the anatomy. A video image of the portion of the anatomy is produced from imaging data generated using detected light received from the portion of the anatomy.