Fiber optic probe placement guide
CA 2406516 A1 · Owner: Mattu, Mutua · Inventors: Monfre, Stephen L.; Mattu, Mutua; Blank, Thomas B.
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A fiber optic probe placement guide minimizes sampling errors during optical sampling of a tissue measurement site by allowing repeatable placement of the fiber optic probe (33) at a targeted tissue measurement site. A mount (11) contoured to conform to the shape of the tissue measurement site typically , the arm of a human subject contains an aperture (14) for receiving a fiber optic probe. A temperature probe (15) on the contact surface of the guide allows for monitoring of surface temperature within the vicinity of the tissue measurement site. Crosshair slots (22) in the mount align with corresponding crosshairs at the tissue measurement site. The fiber optic probe placement guide …
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- Filed April 17, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 17, 2021.
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