Rotating optical catheter tip for optical coherence tomography
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Date
2015-03-24
Authors
Marc D. Feldman
Thomas E. Milner
Jung-Hwan Oh
Paul C. Castella
Shaochen Chen
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United States Patent and Trademark Office
Abstract
The present invention relates to a rotating catheter tip for optical coherence tomography based on the use of an optical fiber that does not rotate, that is enclosed in a catheter, which has a tip rotates under the influence of a fluid drive system to redirect light from the fiber to a surrounding vessel and the light reflected or backscattered from the vessel back to the optical fiber.