Patent ID: 9488574
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A61B,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A device for imaging an interior of an optically turbid medium comprising: a receptacle configured to accommodate the optically turbid medium for examination and an optically matching medium filling a space between an inner surface of the receptacle and the optically turbid medium; at least one light source generating light to be coupled into the receptacle; at least one detector for detecting light emanating from the receptacle; a coupling surface optically coupled to the inner surface of the receptacle; and a coupling member optically coupled to the light source and the detector; wherein the coupling member is movable to a plurality of different positions relative to the coupling surface and configured to establish an optical connection from the light source to the inner surface of the receptacle and from the inner surface of the receptacle to the at least one detector in the plurality of different positions, and wherein an optically matching fluid is provided between the coupling member and the coupling surface for providing optical coupling between the coupling member and the coupling surface, and for acting as a lubricant for the relative movement between the coupling member and the coupling surface.