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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2008
Applicants:
Nenad Mihajlovic, Eindhoven, NL;
Szabolcs Deladi, Eindhoven, NL;
Joachim Kahlert, Aachen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/06 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/24 (2006.01); A61B 18/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/042 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/24 (2013.01); G02B 6/4416 (2013.01); A61B 5/6858 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2216 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00026 (2013.01); A61B 5/042 (2013.01); A61B 5/6885 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00214 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00077 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2244 (2013.01); A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00148 (2013.01); A61B 5/6886 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00022 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for applying energy to an object and/or sensing the object. The apparatus includes an optical device for applying and/or sensing light energy and an electrical device for applying and/or sensing electrical energy. At least one optical fiber is provided for applying light energy to the object and/or sensing the object. The at least one optical fiber is connected to the optical device and includes a conductive coating forming an electrical conductor for applying electrical energy to the object and/or sensing the object. The electrical conductor is connected to the electrical device.