A catheter device for crossing occlusions includes an elongate catheter shaft, a rotatable tip
configured to rotate relative to the elongate catheter shaft, a drive shaft, and an OCT imaging …

Surgical devices and methods for utilizing optical coherence tomography (OCT) to monitor
and control tissue sealing are disclosed. The surgical device includes an end effector …

US20020019644A1 - Magnetically guided atherectomy - Google Patents
US20020019644A1 - Magnetically guided atherectomy - Google Patents Magnetically …

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 …

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A method and apparatus of automatically locating in an image of a blood vessel the lumen
boundary at a position in the vessel and from that measuring the diameter of the vessel …

Apparatus and method are provided for transmitting at least one electro-magnetic radiation
is provided. In particular, at least one optical fiber having at least one end extending along a …

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5,248,876 A 9, 1993 Kerstens et al. 6,134,003 A 10/2000 Tearney et al. 5,262,644. A 1 …

A device, system and method for transmitting electro-magnetic radiation between at least
two separate fibers (as well as for imaging a sample) are provided. For example, a first …

Apparatus, method, logic arrangement and storage medium are provided for increasing the
sensitivity in the detection of optical coherence tomography and low coherence interfer …