Abstract: An assembly for delivering optical signals comprising a nuclear magnetic resonance system; an optical interface assembly electrically connected to the nuclear magnetic resonance system, the optical interface assembly comprising a first laser for producing laser optical signals, an interface optical to electrical signal convertor, and an interface optical connector assembly; and a catheter assembly comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a catheter optical connector assembly disposed at the proximal end and connected to the interface optical connector assembly of the optical interface assembly, a fiber optic cable assembly, an electronics assembly disposed at the distal end comprised of a catheter electrical to optical signal convertor and a catheter optical to electrical signal convertor, and a first receiving coil disposed at the distal end.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 2, 2005
Date of Patent:
December 27, 2005
Assignee:
Biopham Technologies Inc.
Inventors:
Jeffrey L. Helfer, Stuart G. MacDonald, Robert W. Gray, Christopher Thomas