Clinical intravital microscope
AssigneeHealth Research, Inc.
InventorJoseph Skitzki
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Abstract
A clinical intravital microscope with a heavy base; a motorized, mechanized or manual cantilever arm; and a microscope and camera portion at the distal end of the cantilever arm is provided. A method for observing and/or recording conditions such as blood flow, vessel characteristics, such as vessel density, tumor structure, tumor size and dimensions, is provided such that a physician is permitted to observe such information and characteristics in real-time.
Claims17
An intravital microscope system for observing tissues of a human patient in real-time during a medical procedure, the system comprising:
- a heavy base having one or more wheels for moving the base on a support surface;
- an arm having a proximal and a distal end, the proximal end of the arm supported by the base, the arm extending horizontally from the base;
- an intravital microscope having an eyepiece and an objective, the intravital microscope mounted on the arm, wherein the intravital microscope has a magnification between about 100× and 200×;
- a video camera operatively associated with the intravital microscope;
- a surface for supporting the human patient underneath the intravital microscope;
- a processor for receiving and storing video images from the camera and for minimizing motion artifact;
- and,
- wherein the base and the processor for minimizing motion artifact are configured and arranged to provide visualization of tumors in situ in the human patient in real time to generate dynamic data.
A method for observing tissues of a human patient, the method comprising:
- providing a heavy base having one or more wheels for moving the base on a support surface;
- providing a stabilized arm such that motion artifact in the system is minimized;
- providing an intravital microscope having an eyepiece and an objective, the intravital microscope mounted on the arm, the intravital microscope has a magnification between about 100× and 200×;
- providing a video camera operatively associated with the intravital microscope;
- providing a surface for supporting the human patient underneath the intravital microscope;
- and, using the intravital microscope to observe the tissues in real-time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.