IMAGING DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A medical device, comprising:
- a first transmitting member operatively coupled to a first electromagnetic radiation source and configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation to bodily tissue;
a second transmitting member configured to receive electromagnetic radiation from the first electromagnetic radiation source scattered by the bodily tissue;
a third transmitting member operatively coupled to a second electromagnetic radiation source and configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation to the bodily tissue, the second electromagnetic radiation source being different than the first electromagnetic radiation source; and
a fourth transmitting member configured to receive electromagnetic radiation from the second electromagnetic radiation source scattered by the bodily tissue.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a medical device includes a first optical fiber, a second optical fiber, a third optical fiber, and a fourth optical fiber. The first optical fiber is operatively coupled to a first electromagnetic radiation source and is configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation to bodily tissue. The second optical fiber is configured to receive electromagnetic radiation from the first electromagnetic radiation source scattered by the bodily tissue. The third optical fiber is operatively coupled to a second electromagnetic radiation source and is configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation to bodily tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation source is different than the first electromagnetic radiation source. The fourth optical fiber is configured to receive electromagnetic radiation from the second electromagnetic radiation source scattered by the bodily tissue.
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20 Claims
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1. A medical device, comprising:
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a first transmitting member operatively coupled to a first electromagnetic radiation source and configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation to bodily tissue; a second transmitting member configured to receive electromagnetic radiation from the first electromagnetic radiation source scattered by the bodily tissue; a third transmitting member operatively coupled to a second electromagnetic radiation source and configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation to the bodily tissue, the second electromagnetic radiation source being different than the first electromagnetic radiation source; and a fourth transmitting member configured to receive electromagnetic radiation from the second electromagnetic radiation source scattered by the bodily tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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inserting a medical device into a body of a patient such that the medical device is disposed adjacent bodily tissue; delivering electromagnetic radiation of a first electromagnetic radiation source to the bodily tissue; delivering electromagnetic radiation of a second electromagnetic radiation source to the bodily tissue, the second electromagnetic radiation source being different than the first electromagnetic radiation source; and removing the medical device from the body of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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receiving an amount of electromagnetic radiation of a first electromagnetic radiation source as scattered by bodily tissue; receiving an amount of electromagnetic radiation of a second electromagnetic radiation source as scattered by the bodily tissue, the second electromagnetic radiation source being different than the first electromagnetic radiation source; forming a fingerprint of the bodily tissue that includes data associated with the amount of electromagnetic radiation received from the first electromagnetic radiation source and data associated with the amount of electromagnetic radiation received from the second electromagnetic radiation source; and providing a diagnosis of the bodily tissue based on the fingerprint of the bodily tissue. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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