Patents Assigned to Board of Regents, The University of Texas Systsem
  • ROTATING OPTICAL CATHETER TIP FOR OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20110152771
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotating catheter tip for optical coherence tomography based on the use of an optical fiber that does not rotate, that is enclosed in a catheter, which has a tip rotates under the influence of a fluid drive system to redirect light from the fiber to a surrounding vessel and the light reflected or backscattered from the vessel back to the optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicants: Board of Regents, The University of Texas Systsem, Volcano Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Milner, Marc D. Feldman, Jung-Hwan Oh, Shaochen Chen, Paul Castella