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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2014
Optiscan Pty Ltd., Notting Hill, AU;
Carl Zeiss Surgical Gmbh, Oberkochen, DE;
Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc., Dublin, CA (US);
Hans-Joachim Miesner, Aalen, DE;
Christoph Hauger, Aalen, DE;
Werner Nahm, Buehlerzell, DE;
Frank Rudolph, Aalen, DE;
Guido Hattendorf, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Peter M. Delaney, Carnegie, AU;
John D. Allen, Essendon, AU;
Optiscan Pty Ltd., Victoria, AU;
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, DE;
Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc., Dublin, CA (US);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus and method are provided. The probe for an imaging apparatus includes a manually manipulable proximal portion; a straight distal portion with a distal tip for locating at a site to define an observational field; and a curved portion between the proximal portion and the distal portion. The imaging method includes the steps of locating a distal tip of an imaging probe at a site to define an observational field; irradiating the observational field from the distal tip; and collecting a return signal at the distal tip; wherein the probe comprises a manually manipulable proximal portion. The apparatus and method provided herein are useful for various applications including but not limited to endomicroscopy and other microsurgical procedures performed under optical stereoscopic magnified visualization, such as neurosurgery, ENT/facial surgery and spinal surgery.