Optical scanning module and means for attaching the module to medical instruments for introducing the module into the anatomy

Optical scanning module and means for attaching the module to medical instruments for introducing the module into the anatomy

A module for attachment to a medical instrument to scan the anatomy with a beam of radiation. The module comprising a housing suitable for insertion in the anatomy that includes a window and a fastener to attach the housing to a medical instrument, an oscillating reflector within the housing that di...

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Hauptverfasser: CONLON SEAN P, RITCHIE PAUL G, CROPPER MICHAEL S, HUITEMA THOMAS W, SHEETZ JANE A, TRUSTY ROBERT M, DUNKI-JACOBS ROBERT J, BYRUM RANDAL T, LONG GARY L, BALLY KURT R, WHITE BRADLEY E, YOUMANS DAVID C
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:A module for attachment to a medical instrument to scan the anatomy with a beam of radiation. The module comprising a housing suitable for insertion in the anatomy that includes a window and a fastener to attach the housing to a medical instrument, an oscillating reflector within the housing that directs a beam of radiation onto the anatomy, and a collector to receive radiation returned from the anatomy.