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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2016
Bioptigen, Inc., Morrisville, NC (US);
Eric L. Buckland, Hickory, NC (US);
Bradley A. Bower, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Robert H. Hart, Cary, NC (US);
Pete Huening, Clayton, NC (US);
Bioptigen, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
Systems for imaging a sample are provided. The system includes an OCT imaging portion having an associated OCT path defined by one set of optical elements between an OCT signal delivery optical fiber and the sample; an image capture portion having an associated image capture path defined by a second set of optical elements between an image capture device and the sample; and an illuminator portion having an associated illumination path defined by a third set of optical elements between an illumination source and the sample. The OCT path, the image capture path, and the illuminator path have at least one optical element in common, and the respective paths differ from each other by at least one optical element. The illumination path includes a multi-wavelength source of optical radiation.