Patents by Inventor Christain Prinz

Christain Prinz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD AND AN OPTICAL PROBE FOR IN VIVO IMAGING OF A MUCOSA IN A BILIARY OR PANCREATIC SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY OPERATING A TISSUE SAMPLING OF A MUCOSA IN A BILIARY OR PANCREATIC SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090240143
    Abstract: A method for observing a mucosa of a biliary or pancreatic system in a subject includes positioning a optical probe in contact with said mucosa, wherein the optical probe accesses the biliary or pancreatic system using a working channel of an endoscope inserted orally in the subject. An optical probe to be used with a fiber optic microscope for in vivo observation includes an optical fiber bundle, a miniaturized objective connected coaxially at a distal tip of the optical fiber bundle, wherein the optical fiber bundle and the miniaturized objective each have a diameter of less than 1.2 mm such that said optical probe can access a biliary or pancreatic system using a working channel of an endoscope inserted orally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: Mauna Kea Technologies
    Inventors: Anne Osdoit, Magalie Genet, Nicolas Boularlot, Alexander Meining, Christain Prinz