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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Applicant:
University Health Network, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Brian C. Wilson, Toronto, CA;
Anthony Taywon Kim, Toronto, CA;
Pablo A. Valdes, Hanover, NH (US);
Keith D. Paulsen, Hanover, NH (US);
David W. Roberts, Lyme, NH (US);
Assignees:
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Hanover, NH (US);
UNIVERISTY HEALTH NETWORK, Toronto, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/1459 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61B 10/04 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/11 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/5244 (2013.01); A61B 5/0071 (2013.01); A61B 5/0075 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 5/1459 (2013.01); A61B 5/14546 (2013.01); A61B 5/14556 (2013.01); A61B 5/489 (2013.01); A61B 5/6848 (2013.01); A61B 10/0275 (2013.01); A61B 10/04 (2013.01); A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61K 49/0017 (2013.01); A61B 90/11 (2016.02); A61B 2010/0208 (2013.01); A61B 2010/045 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3945 (2016.02); F04C 2270/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical spectroscopy probe for providing optical spectroscopy guidance of a mechanical biopsy procedure, and a tissue biopsy device including an optical spectroscopy probe. The optical spectroscopy probe is positionable in a lumen of a mechanical biopsy device. The probe may enable optical spectroscopy guidance in biopsy procedures, include brain biopsy procedures.