Medical and veterinary imaging and diagnostic procedures utilizing optical probe systems

摘要

An imaging method includes providing a handpiece having a probe tip insertable into human or animal tissue disposed at an end thereof, and, an optical coherence tomography (OCT) probe connected to the handpiece such that a functionality of the OCT probe is provided at the probe tip. The probe tip is disposed adjacent to or into human or animal tissue. Imaging of the tissue, measuring at least one of a feature size or a quantifiable characteristic of a structure in the tissue for biometry analysis, and/or performing a diagnostic procedure on the tissue or a device implanted in the tissue is performed with the OCT probe.

主权项

1. An imaging method, the method comprising:
providing a handpiece having (a) a probe tip insertable into human or animal tissue and disposed at an end thereof, and connected thereto, (b) an optical coherence tomography (OCT) probe and (c) a second probe, such that a functionality of the OCT probe and a second functionality associated with the second probe are provided at the probe tip; disposing the probe tip adjacent to or into an ocular tissue; measuring, with the OCT probe, at least one of a feature size or a quantifiable characteristic of a structure in the ocular tissue for biometry analysis; and performing the second functionality on the articular cartilage tissue, wherein the functionality of the OCT probe is provided by a first one of a plurality of distinct parallel waveguides provided within a single optical fiber disposed within the probe tip and the second functionality is provided by a second one of the plurality of distinct parallel waveguides within the single optical fiber.