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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2010
Applicants:
Laurent Guyon, Grenoble, FR;
Jérôme Boutet, Claix, FR;
Mathieu Debourdeau, St. Pierre d'Allevard, FR;
Inventors:
Laurent Guyon, Grenoble, FR;
Jérôme Boutet, Claix, FR;
Mathieu Debourdeau, St. Pierre d'Allevard, FR;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/07 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0073 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 5/6843 (2013.01); G01N 21/645 (2013.01);
Abstract
A coupling device for an optical fiber used in optical tomography examination of a medium includes a mass of diffusing material for a wavelength guided by the optical fiber. This mass includes a bearing surface to be applied against the surface of the medium. At least one housing is provided in the mass to receive the end of the optical fiber.