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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Brian Courtney, Toronto, CA;
Nigel Robert Munce, Toronto, CA;
Amandeep Singh Thind, Toronto, CA;
Victor Xiao Dong Yang, Toronto, CA;
Francis Stuart Foster, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
SUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE, Toronto, ON, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0035 (2013.01); A61B 1/00172 (2013.01); A61B 1/00183 (2013.01); A61B 5/0062 (2013.01); A61B 5/0066 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 5/0095 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61B 5/7207 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/4461 (2013.01); A61B 8/5238 (2013.01); A61B 8/5292 (2013.01); A61B 8/4281 (2013.01); A61B 8/483 (2013.01); A61B 8/543 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides minimally invasive imaging probe having an optical encoder integrated therewith for accurately measuring or estimating the rotational velocity near the distal end of the medical device, such as an imaging probe which undergoes rotational movement during scanning of surrounding tissue in bodily lumens and cavities.