Probe head for spectroscopic analysis of a fluid
First Claim
1. A spectroscopic system for determining a property of a fluid flowing through a volume of interest underneath the surface of the skin of a patient, the spectroscopic system comprising:
- a probe head having an objective for directing an excitation beam into the volume of interest and for collecting return radiation from the volume of interest,a base station having a spectroscopic analysis unit, an excitation beam source, a monitoring beam source, and a power supply,a cable connecting the probe head and the base station for transmission of the return radiation from the probe head to the base station and for providing the probe head with power from the power supply of the base station, whereinthe cable comprises an optical fiber adapted to transmit a monitoring beam to the probe head.
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Abstract
A spectroscopic system for determining a property of a fluid flowing through a volume of interest underneath the surface of the skin of a patient is described. The spectroscopic system comprises: a probe head having an objective for directing an excitation beam into the volume of interest and for collecting return radiation from the volume of interest; a base station having a spectroscopic analysis unit and a power supply; and a cable connecting the probe head and the base station for transmission of the return radiation from the probe head to the base station and for providing the probe head with power from the power supply of the base station.
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12 Claims
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1. A spectroscopic system for determining a property of a fluid flowing through a volume of interest underneath the surface of the skin of a patient, the spectroscopic system comprising:
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a probe head having an objective for directing an excitation beam into the volume of interest and for collecting return radiation from the volume of interest, a base station having a spectroscopic analysis unit, an excitation beam source, a monitoring beam source, and a power supply, a cable connecting the probe head and the base station for transmission of the return radiation from the probe head to the base station and for providing the probe head with power from the power supply of the base station, wherein the cable comprises an optical fiber adapted to transmit a monitoring beam to the probe head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A probe head for a spectroscopic system for determining a property of a fluid flowing through a volume of interest underneath the surface of the skin of a patient, the spectroscopic system having a base station with a spectroscopic analysis unit and a power supply, the probe head comprising:
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an objective for directing an excitation beam into the volume of interest and for collecting return radiation from the volume of interest, a connector for connecting the probe head to a cable being coupled to the base station, the cable being adapted to provide transmission of the return radiation from the probe head to the base station, to provide a monitoring beam from the base station to the probe head, and to provide the probe head with power from the power supply of the base station, and a beam combination unit configured to combine the monitoring beam with the excitation beam.
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12. A base station for a spectroscopic system for determining a property of a fluid flowing through a volume of interest underneath the surface of the skin of a patient, the spectroscopic system having a probe head having an objective for directing an excitation beam into the volume of interest and for collecting return radiation from the volume of interest, the base station comprising:
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a spectroscopic analysis unit and a power supply, a connector for connecting the base station to a cable being coupled to the probe head, the cable being adapted to provide transmission of the return radiation from the probe head to the base station and to provide the probe head with power from the power supply of the base station, and an excitation beam source and a monitoring beam source configured to provide the excitation beam and a monitoring beam to the volume of interest through the connector.
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