Gigahertz Bandwidth Asic For Time-Resolved Frequency Domain Optical Metrology

Brief Description

Inventors from UC Irvine and Beckman Laser Institute have created a low-cost, compact technology for in vivo optical imaging of biological tissues.The technology has the ability to be adapted into a wearable device for bedside imaging in hospitals and clinics.

Suggested uses

·Imaging of biological tissues or complex materials

·In vivo imaging of biological tissue

·Diagnostic imaging

Features/Benefits

·Portable/Wearable

·Compact

·Higher efficiency bedside medical imaging

·Low cost

·Versatile – many tissue types can be imaged

Technology Description

There is an ongoing effort in the healthcare sector to improve the efficiency and personalization of patient care.Improvements in in these domains are beneficial to the patient, healthcare team, and the hospital/clinic.

Optical spectroscopic imaging holds significant promise for filling this need and aiding in the bedside detection of disease because the optical properties of diseased tissue are markedly different from normal tissue. However, current optical spectroscopy imaging methods are bulky, expensive, and do not perform well in complex tissues.

Inventors at UC Irvine and Beckman Laser Institute have designed a low-cost, compact technology having a unique integrated circuit that can be worn by physicians and used to conduct optical spectroscopy measurements of tissues in vivo at the bedside.The device will measure key changes in an optical signal as the device passes through areas of tissue that are suspicious for disease and can be used to reconstruct an image of the target tissue.In fact, the device is sufficiently versatile to acquire images for many different tissue types and potentially reduces the need to transport patients for imaging procedures.Rather, the images can be obtained at the bedside.

State Of Development

·Prototype of device circuitry has been developed and tested

·Optimization work is underway

·Plans for full prototype in 2 years

Patent Status

Patent Pending