BIOPSY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING A TOMOGRAM OF A TISSUE VOLUME USING SAME
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Jul 25, 2014
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Abstract
The biopsy device generally comprises: a cannula body having a longitudinal axis and a probing region extending along the longitudinal axis, the probing region having a sample receiving window defined therein for receiving a sample of a surrounding tissue when performing a biopsy; and a plurality of optical fibers mounted along an exterior portion of the cannula body, each of the plurality of optical fibers having a fiber end in the probing region of the cannula body, at least one of the plurality of optical fibers being adapted to illuminate the surrounding tissue with an optical signal generated by the at least one light generator and at least one of the plurality of optical fibers being adapted to detect an optical signal response with the at least one light detector, the optical signal response being caused by the propagation of the optical signal in the surrounding tissue.
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| Country | kind | publication No. | Filing Date |
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| EP | A1 | EP3024399 | Jul 25, 2014 |
| WO | A1 | WO2015010213 | Jul 25, 2014 |
| CA | A1 | CA2919272 | Jul 25, 2014 |
| CN | A | CN105578970 | Jul 25, 2014 |
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- 2014 Application Filing Year
- A61B Class
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- 12053 Patents Issued To-Date
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