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Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 20, 2010
Applicants:

Takeshi Tsubouchi, Dexter, MI (US);

Katsushi Inoue, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Takeshi Tsubouchi, Dexter, MI (US);

Katsushi Inoue, Tokyo, JP;

Assignees:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0059 (2013.01); A61B 5/0064 (2013.01); A61B 5/0071 (2013.01); A61N 5/062 (2013.01); A61B 5/0077 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00904 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0626 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system visually distinguishes diseased tissue from healthy tissue after a treatment is administered to a patient to provide different concentrations of a fluorescent marking substance between the diseased tissue and the healthy tissue. A light source illuminates the tissue with excitation light. A detector detects light returning from the tissue, and a controller characterizes the returning light according to a measured property indicative of the different concentrations. A light projector projects light having a predetermined cue in response to the characterization of the returning light.


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