Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-29
2008-07-29
Smith, Ruth S. (Department: 3737)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
C600S476000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07406346
ABSTRACT:
In an optical coherence tomography system for the examination of human or animal tissue or organs, a catheter is insertable into the tissue or organ to introduce light into the tissue or organ and the reflection is transmitted to an evaluation unit, where the reflection and a reference light are evaluated interferometrically to determine a two-dimensional cross-sectional view of the tissue or organ. At least one position sensor is at the tip of the catheter, and a position-determining system derives position data describing the current position of the position sensor in the coordinate system of the position-determining system. The position-determining system also captures position data regarding the spatial position of the cross-sectional views in the same coordinate system and the evaluation system derives a three-dimensional view from several of the cross-sectional views and the corresponding position data.
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Kleen Martin
Rahn Norbert
Cwern Jonathan G
Schiff & Hardin LLP
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Smith Ruth S.
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