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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2007
Robert J. Dunki-jacobs, Mason, OH (US);
Randal T. Byrum, South Lebanon, OH (US);
Jane A. Sheetz, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Sean P. Conlon, Loveland, OH (US);
David C. Youmans, Loveland, OH (US);
Robert M. Trusty, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kurt R. Bally, Lebanon, OH (US);
Gary L. Long, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Paul G. Ritchie, Loveland, OH (US);
Michael S. Cropper, Edgewood, KY (US);
Thomas W. Huitema, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Bradley E. White, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Robert J. Dunki-Jacobs, Mason, OH (US);
Randal T. Byrum, South Lebanon, OH (US);
Jane A. Sheetz, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Sean P. Conlon, Loveland, OH (US);
David C. Youmans, Loveland, OH (US);
Robert M. Trusty, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kurt R. Bally, Lebanon, OH (US);
Gary L. Long, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Paul G. Ritchie, Loveland, OH (US);
Michael S. Cropper, Edgewood, KY (US);
Thomas W. Huitema, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Bradley E. White, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A module for attachment to a medical instrument to scan the anatomy with a beam of radiation. The module comprising a housing suitable for insertion in the anatomy that includes a window and a fastener to attach the housing to a medical instrument, an oscillating reflector within the housing that directs a beam of radiation onto the anatomy, and a collector to receive radiation returned from the anatomy.