Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical switching unit, optical probe including the same, and medical imaging apparatus including optical probe
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Application No.: US14475072Application Date: 2014-09-02
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Publication No.: US10349835B2Publication Date: 2019-07-16
- Inventor: Seung-wan Lee , Woon-bae Kim , Eun-sung Lee , Jong-hyeon Chang , Min-seog Choi , Hyun Choi
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: KR10-2013-0132528 20131101
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00 ; A61B1/07 ; A61B5/00

Abstract:
Provided are an optical switch, an optical probe including the optical switch, and a medical imaging apparatus including the optical probe. The optical probe includes a probe body that is configured to be insertable into a body cavity, and an optical switch that is disposed in the probe body and includes a first region formed of a material having a first refractive index, and a second region that forms an interface with the first region and is configured to have a fluid is introduced into the second region, wherein the optical switch is configured to change a path of propagation of incident light according to a second refractive index of the second region.
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