Patents by Inventor Luc Thiberville

Luc Thiberville 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).

  • Use of a system for imaging by fiber-optic confocal fluorescence in vivo in situ, system and method for imaging by fiber-optic confocal fluorescence in vivo in situ
    Patent number: 8923955
    Abstract: A method for imaging a tissue includes collecting a light signal from at least part of said tissue, using a fiber optic probe for fluorescence imaging, wherein the fiber optic probe comprises a plurality of optic fibers, and wherein a distal tip of the fiber optic probe is placed at a distance from said tissue, said imaging being made confocal at a proximal tip of said fiber optic probe. A fluorescence imaging system includes an endoscope equipped with a working channel, in which a fiber optic probe has been inserted, wherein the fiber optic probe is movable between a retracted position and at least one position of extension, said fiber optic probe comprising a plurality of optic fibers for performing imaging of a tissue, said imaging being confocal via a processor located at a proximal tip of said fiber optic probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignees: Mauna Kea Technologies, Universite de Rouen
    Inventors: Luc Thiberville, Charlotte Cave, Véronique Dentan, Nicolas Boularot, Geneviève Bourg-Heckly, Eric Peltier
  • USE OF A SYSTEM FOR IMAGING BY FIBER-OPTIC CONFOCAL FLUORESCENCE IN VIVO IN SITU, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGING BY FIBER-OPTIC CONFOCAL FLUORESCENCE IN VIVO IN SITU
    Publication number: 20120035484
    Abstract: A method for imaging a tissue includes collecting a light signal from at least part of said tissue, using a fiber optic probe for fluorescence imaging, wherein the fiber optic probe comprises a plurality of optic fibers, and wherein a distal tip of the fiber optic probe is placed at a distance from said tissue, said imaging being made confocal at a proximal tip of said fiber optic probe. A fluorescence imaging system includes an endoscope equipped with a working channel, in which a fiber optic probe has been inserted, wherein the fiber optic probe is movable between a retracted position and at least one position of extension, said fiber optic probe comprising a plurality of optic fibers for performing imaging of a tissue, said imaging being confocal via a processor located at a proximal tip of said fiber optic probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE DE ROUEN, MAUNA KEA TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Luc Thiberville, Charlotte Cave, Véronique Dentan, Nicolas Boularot, Geneviéve Bourg-Heckly, Eric Peltier