OCT combining probes and integrated systems

BC Johnson, DC Flanders - US Patent 8,259,303, 2012 - Google Patents
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) probe and system designs are disclosed that minimize
the effects of mechanical movement and strain to the probe to the OCT analysis. It also …

Catheter for in vivo imaging

L Dick, TE Milner, DD Sims - US Patent 9,622,706, 2017 - Google Patents
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Optical-electrical rotary joint and methods of use

RK Jenner, D De Jong, JJ Yin - US Patent 9,360,630, 2016 - Google Patents
The present invention relates generally to rotatable optical couplings, and more particularly
to a manually separable and re-connectable optical-electrical rotary joint. The invention …

OCT-IVUS catheter for concurrent luminal imaging

P Castella, NJ Kemp, TE Milner… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
The invention relates to an apparatus for in vivo imaging. More specifically, the present
invention relates to a catheter that incorporates an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) …

Optical buffering methods, apparatus, and systems for increasing the repetition rate of tunable light sources

JM Schmitt, D Adler - US Patent 9,164,240, 2015 - Google Patents
In one embodiment, the invention relates to an apparatus for increasing the repetition rate in
a light source. The apparatus includes a first optical coupler comprising a first arm, a sec ond …

Automatic calibration systems and methods of use

NJ Kemp, E Begin, B Elmaanaoui - US Patent 9,596,993, 2017 - Google Patents
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Length metrology apparatus and methods for suppressing phase noise-induced distance measurement errors

M Thorpe, A Kreitinger, R Reibel - US Patent 9,784,560, 2017 - Google Patents
Length metrology apparatuses and methods are disclosed for measuring both specular and
non-specular surfaces with high accuracy and precision, and with suppressed phase …

Phase-lock loop-based clocking system, methods and apparatus

JM Schmitt - US Patent 8,581,643, 2013 - Google Patents
In part, the invention relates to an optical coherence tomography system that includes one or
more phased-locked loop circuits. In one embodiment, the phased-locked loop circuit …

Optical coherence tomography laser with integrated clock

DC Flanders, WA Atia, BC Johnson… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
Frequency swept laser source for TEFD-OCT imaging requires tuning at very high repetition
rates, in the tens of kilohertz, for fast real-time image frame acquisition with a Sufficiently …

Soft clock delay for OCT system and method therefor

BC Johnson - US Patent 8,139,226, 2012 - Google Patents
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