Patent ID: 11937786
Assignee: GENTUITY, LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. An imaging system comprising:
a first delivery device comprising a first elongate shaft comprising a first proximal end, a first distal end, and a first lumen extending between the first proximal end and the first distal end;
an imaging probe comprising:
a second elongate shaft comprising a second proximal end, a distal portion, and a second lumen extending between the second proximal end and the distal portion;
a rotatable optical core positioned within the second lumen of the second elongate shaft and comprising a third proximal end and a second distal end; and
an optical assembly positioned within the distal portion of the second elongate shaft and proximate the second distal end of the rotatable optical core, wherein the optical assembly is configured to direct light to tissue and collect reflected light from the tissue; and

an interface unit configured to optically and mechanically connect to the rotatable optical core, wherein the interface unit comprises:
a rotating assembly constructed and arranged to rotate the optical assembly; and
a retraction assembly constructed and arranged to retract the optical assembly and the second elongate shaft in unison;

wherein the first elongate shaft and the second elongate shaft are configured to translate in unison.