System for confocal imaging within dermal tissue
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Abstract
An improved system for confocal imaging within dermal tissue of a patient is provided which minimizes instability in confocal images by reducing the relative motion of the tissue with respect to the confocal imaging optics of the system. The system includes a mechanism for maintaining an area of skin tissue under stress by application of force at the edges of the area, and an imaging head coupled to this mechanism for imaging the stressed skin. The mechanism includes a mechanical structure, such as a platen, brace, or attachment, which both supports the imaging head of the system and applies stress to a limited surface area of the tissue to minimize skin motion during confocal imaging.
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36 Claims
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27. A brace to stabilize an imaging system to tissue comprising:
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a first member having an opening;
a second member coupled to said first member to be movable with respect to said first member, and having an aperture; and
an imaging system attached to at least said second member to image the tissue through said opening and said aperture. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A device to stabilize an imaging apparatus upon a patient to image one or more tissue sections comprising:
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a first member having an opening; and
a second member coupled to said first member to be movable with respect to said first member, and said second member has an aperture for viewing tissue when said device is located upon a patent. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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