Implanting optical cavity structures
First Claim
1. An implantable product comprising:
- an optical cavity structure;
the optical cavity structure including;
first and second optical cavity parts, each operable as a respective optical cavity;
each of the first and second optical cavity parts including a respective container;
the first part'"'"'s container having at least one opening through which bodily fluid can transfer between the container'"'"'s interior and exterior when the product is implanted in a body;
the second part'"'"'s container being closed and containing a reference fluid.
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Abstract
An implantable product includes an optical cavity structure with first and second parts, each of which can operate as an optical cavity. The first part includes a container with at least one opening through which bodily fluid can transfer between the container'"'"'s interior and exterior when the product is implanted in a body. The second part includes a container that is closed and contains a reference fluid. The implantable product can also include one or both of a light source component and a photosensing component. Photosensed quantities from the first part'"'"'s output light can be adjusted based on photosensed quantities from the second part'"'"'s output light. Both parts can have their light interface surfaces aligned so that they both receive input light from a light source component and both provide output light to a photosensing component.
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29 Claims
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1. An implantable product comprising:
an optical cavity structure;
the optical cavity structure including;first and second optical cavity parts, each operable as a respective optical cavity;
each of the first and second optical cavity parts including a respective container;
the first part'"'"'s container having at least one opening through which bodily fluid can transfer between the container'"'"'s interior and exterior when the product is implanted in a body;
the second part'"'"'s container being closed and containing a reference fluid.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of making an implantable product, the method comprising:
producing an optical cavity structure that includes first and second optical cavity parts, each operable as a respective optical cavity;
the act of producing the optical cavity comprising;producing each of the first and second optical cavity parts to include a respective container;
the first part'"'"'s container having at least one opening through which bodily fluid can transfer between the container'"'"'s interior and exterior when the product is implanted in a body;
the second part'"'"'s container being closed and containing a reference fluid.- View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. An implantable product comprising:
an optical cavity structure;
the optical cavity structure including;first and second parts, each including; a respective container;
the first part'"'"'s container having at least one opening through which bodily fluid can transfer between the container'"'"'s interior and exterior when the product is implanted in a body;
the second part'"'"'s container being closed and containing a reference fluid;a respective light-transmissive region that includes at least part of its container; a respective set of reflective surfaces that at least partially bound the respective light-transmissive region so that the part can operate as an optical cavity; and one or more respective light interface surfaces at which light can enter and exit;
the optical cavity structure having at least one aligned light interface surface in which one of the respective light interface surfaces of both of the first and second parts is aligned;
when at least one of the first and second parts is operating as an optical cavity, the aligned light interface surface doing at least one of;receiving input light from a light source, the input light from the light source entering both of the first and second parts through the aligned light interface surface; and providing output light to a photosensing component, the output light being provided from both of the first and second parts through the aligned light interface surface. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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