Patent ID: 8538507

Claim:
A probe device, comprising: a.) a collection fiber, said collection fiber comprising: i.) a proximal end; ii.) a distal collection end opposite said proximal end of the collection fiber, the distal collection end adapted to collect radiation; and iii.) a conductive core located between said proximal end of the collection fiber and said distal collection end, said conductive core comprising a bend proximate to said distal collection end; b.) a sheath encasing a portion of said collection fiber, said sheath comprising: i.) a proximal end; ii.) a distal end opposite said proximal end of the sheath; and iii.) a core region located between said proximal end of the sheath and said distal end of the sheath, said core region of the sheath having an orifice in the wall of the sheath; and c.) an anchoring balloon disposed on said sheath such that said orifice in said core region of the sheath is disposed inside the balloon and said distal end of the sheath is not disposed inside the balloon, said balloon having a wall, wherein said collection fiber is moveably disposed in said sheath, and wherein said bend deploys radially when said distal collection end is advanced through said orifice in said core region of the sheath thereby causing said distal collection end of said collection fiber to move into the interior of the balloon.