Catheterscope 3D guidance and interface system

TD Soper, RW Glenny, EJ Seibel - US Patent 8,382,662, 2013 - Google Patents
Visual-assisted guidance of an ultra-thin flexible endoscope to a predetermined region of
interest within a lung during a bronchoscopy procedure. The region may be an opacity …

Optical fiber scope with both non-resonant illumination and resonant collection/imaging for multiple modes of operation

E Seibel, RS Johnston, T Soper… - US Patent App. 11 …, 2008 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0002. In minimally-invasive medical procedures, such as procedures
performed with an endoscope, an optical therapy is typically provided by a laser that is …

Scanning beam with variable sequential framing using interrupted scanning resonance

E Seibel, R Johnston, B Tuttle - US Patent 8,537,203, 2013 - Google Patents
(87) PCT Pub. No.: WO2007/067163 A scanning device for use in an endoscope or other
applica PCT Pub. Date: Jun. 14, 2007 tions can be driven to Scan a region with one or more …

Simple high efficiency optical coherence domain reflectometer design

MJ Everett, Y Zhou - US Patent 7,126,693, 2006 - Google Patents
The present invention discloses simple and yet highly efficient configurations of optical
coherence domain reflectometry systems. The combined use of a polarizing beam splitter …

Frozen piercing implements and methods for piercing a substrate

ES Boyden, DB Cook, RA Hyde, EC Leuthardt… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
2009-12-03 Assigned to SEARETE LLC reassignment SEARETE LLC ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: COOK, DANIEL B …

Side viewing optical fiber endoscope

EJ Seibel, RS Johnston, CD Melville… - US Patent App. 11 …, 2008 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0002 Endoscopes and other types of scopes used for imaging and
collecting optical data of internal sites within a body of a patient typically image in a forward …

Arrangements and methods for providing multimodality microscopic imaging of one or more biological structures

GJ Tearney, D Yelin, BJ Vakoc, WY Oh… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
Method and apparatus according to an exemplary embodi ment of the present invention can
be provided. For example, first data associated with a first signal received from at least one …

Low-coherence interferometry and optical coherence tomography for image-guided surgical treatment of solid tumors

SA Boppart, FT Nguyen, AM Zysk - US Patent 8,983,580, 2015 - Google Patents
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Method and apparatus for optical imaging via spectral encoding

GJ Tearney, D Yelin, BE Bourna - US Patent 7,843,572, 2010 - Google Patents
SECM signal obtained from a location on the sample, and second data, where the second
data can be obtained by combining a second signal received from the sample with a third …

Methods and systems for optical imaging or epithelial luminal organs by beam scanning thereof

GJ Tearney, M Shishkov, BE Bouma, BJ Vakoc… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
Arrangements, apparatus, systems and systems are provided for obtaining data for at least
one portion within at least one luminal or hollow sample. The arrangement, system or appa …