Patent ID: 8666479

Claim:
An injection needle comprising: (a) a first catheter, the first catheter having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal bore; (b) a first hollow needle, the first hollow needle extending distally from the distal end of the first catheter, the first hollow needle having a sharpened beveled distal end adapted to pierce tissue of an object; (c) a tubular member, the tubular member having a longitudinal bore, the tubular member being disposed within the first hollow needle, wherein the first catheter and the tubular member are configured to allow fluid to flow from the longitudinal bore of the first catheter to the longitudinal bore of the tubular member; and (d) fiber optics, located within the first hollow needle and radially outward from the tubular member, for transmitting light to an object and for collecting light reflected from the object.