Patent ID: 8478384

Claim:
A probe for an optical coherence tomography system comprising: a body having a wall defining a bore; a first optical fiber segment located within the bore, the first optical fiber segment having a first end and a second end; a second optical fiber segment having a longitudinal axis located within the bore, the second optical fiber segment having an angled end and a optical pressure transducer-facing end; an optical pressure transducer located within the bore and in optical communication with the first optical fiber segment and the optical pressure transducer-facing end; and a coating disposed on the angled end, the coating configured to receive light and transmit a first portion of the received light to the optical pressure transducer, wherein the first optical fiber segment is positioned to receive a first optical signal for optical coherence tomography imaging from the angled end, wherein the body further defines at least one opening from the bore to the environment by which pressure from the environment is transmitted to the optical pressure transducer.