Patent ID: 9662009
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61B,G01B,G02B

Claim:
1. An ophthalmic imaging apparatus, comprising: an optical probe having: an optical fiber positioned within the handle of the optical probe and extending into the cannula of the optical probe, the optical fiber configured to receive an imaging light from an imaging light source and guide the imaging light to the optical element; and an actuator system configured to impart motion to the optical fiber without the actuator system extending into the cannula of the optical probe, the actuator system including a ferrofluid-impregnated medium (FIM) and an electrically energizable coil positioned within the handle of the optical probe, wherein a first portion of FIM is coupled to the handle and a second portion of the FIM is coupled to the optical fiber such that actuator system is configured to move the optical fiber relative to the handle, and wherein the optical fiber is coupled to the FIM within the handle of the optical probe so that a distal end of the optical fiber extends past a distal end of the FIM and into the substantially hollow cannula of the optical probe such that motion imparted to the distal end of the optical fiber is amplified relative to movement of the FIM.