公开(公告)号：CA2774621A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-24

申请号：CA2774621

申请日：2010-09-17

Applicant: MAUNA KEA TECHNOLOGIES

Inventor： BOULAROT NICOLAS ,  GENET MAGALIE ,  SCHWARZ FRANCE

IPC: A61B1/04

Abstract: A method to inspect a solid organ in a subject includes introducing a needle in a predetermined area of the solid organ, inserting an optical probe through a lumen of the needle, and imaging the predetermined area using the optical probe. An optical probe to inspect a solid organ in a subject, the optical probe being intended to be positioned in the solid organ through a needle, the optical probe includes an optical fiber bundle, a ferule to protect the distal tip of the optical fiber bundle, the ferule comprising a shank and a head, and a sheath wrapping the fiber bundle and the shank, wherein the head of the ferule has a length adapted for the optical probe to image the solid organ while keeping the sheath inside the needle.

公开(公告)号：AU2010296946A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-03

申请号：AU2010296946

申请日：2010-09-17

Applicant: MAUNA KEA TECHNOLOGIES

Inventor： BOULAROT NICOLAS ,  GENET MAGALIE ,  SCHWARZ FRANCE

IPC: A61B1/04

Abstract: A method to inspect a solid organ in a subject includes introducing a needle in a predetermined area of the solid organ, inserting an optical probe through a lumen of the needle, and imaging the predetermined area using the optical probe. An optical probe to inspect a solid organ in a subject, the optical probe being intended to be positioned in the solid organ through a needle, the optical probe includes an optical fiber bundle, a ferule to protect the distal tip of the optical fiber bundle, the ferule comprising a shank and a head, and a sheath wrapping the fiber bundle and the shank, wherein the head of the ferule has a length adapted for the optical probe to image the solid organ while keeping the sheath inside the needle.