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US 2016/0100762 A1Published application
Catheter for optical biopsy
AssigneeOprox, A.S.
InventorsVotruba JIRI, Bruha TOMAS, Cech VLADIMIR, Vitek JIRI
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Abstract
A catheter for optical biopsy includes a forceps for tissue sampling on its distal end and a forceps control device, a light source and a device for imaging and analysis of a scanned tissue on its proximal end, with the distal and the proximal ends interconnected with an elongated sheath containing a Bowden with a control cable or wire and at least one optical fibre. The sheath, made of flexible plastic, provides a lengthwise channel for the Bowden placement, whereas the channel is open with a fissure along the full length of the sheath.
Claims5
A catheter for optical biopsy comprising:
- a forceps for tissue sampling on its distal end,
- a forceps control device, a light source and a device for imaging and analysis of a scanned tissue on its proximal end,
- an elongated sheath interconnecting the distal and the proximal ends and containing a Bowden with a control cable or wire and at least one optical fibre,
- wherein the sheath, made of flexible plastic, provides a lengthwise channel for the Bowden placement,
- and wherein the channel is open with a fissure along the full length of the sheath.
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