Invention Application
- Patent Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ANALYZING A KIDNEY STONE
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Application No.: US17931824Application Date: 2022-09-13
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Publication No.: US20230092920A1Publication Date: 2023-03-23
- Inventor: Kian S. LIM , Longquan CHEN
- Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Main IPC: A61B18/22
- IPC: A61B18/22 ; A61B1/307

Abstract:
A system is disclosed that includes an optical fiber including a first optical module and a gate. The gate can be capable of moving between closed and opened states to form a slit. At least one storage medium can be included having encoded thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to carry out a method including directing light from the first optical module through the slit onto the stone to form a pair of lines with a spacing between the pair of lines; and determining a size of the stone, based on a distance from a distal tip of the optical fiber and the spacing between the pair of lines.
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