Patent ID: 11896343
Assignee: ARCHEOPTIX BIOMEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A near infrared (NIR) light optical imaging device for imaging an object, the imaging device comprising:
a body,
at least three optical transceivers located within the body, and
a device cap, the device cap comprising:
a bellow support plate comprising a support plate face configured to face a surface of the object to be imaged;
a deformable bellow sealingly engaged to the bellow support plate, and
at least three deformable housings, each of the deformable housings being adapted to receive a light pipe and having a tip adapted to contact the surface of the object to be imaged, each of the light pipes corresponding to one of the at least three optical transceivers,

wherein the deformable bellow has a cross-sectional profile defining a first perimeter rim and a second perimeter rim, wherein the first perimeter rim sealingly engages the bellow support plate.