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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
May. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Inventor:
Barry Lynn Wheatley, Ocenaside, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0066 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01);
Abstract
An OCT probe includes a cannula and includes a selectively displaceable light-carrying optical fiber disposed within the cannula. The optical fiber may be arranged to emit light from a distal end thereof. A flexor may be bent to divide the flexor into a first segment and a second segment extending along a lumen of the cannula. The first segment may be coupled to the optical fiber. A driver may be configured to push or pull the second segment in the axial direction to elastically bow the second segment and laterally displace the optical fiber to perform an OCT scan.