US 12,239,417 B2
Optoacoustic probe
Samuel Henry Feldman, San Antonio, TX (US); Xavier Saenz, San Antonio, TX (US); Jeffrey Nelson Harris, San Antonio, TX (US); and George Lamberson, San Antonio, TX (US)
Assigned to SENO MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC., San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by Seno Medical Instruments, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/387,743.
Prior Publication US 2023/0033766 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02F 1/29 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/0095 (2013.01) [A61B 5/7221 (2013.01); G02B 26/004 (2013.01); G02B 26/0875 (2013.01); G02F 1/29 (2013.01); G02F 2203/12 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optoacoustic probe for optoacoustic imaging of a volume, comprising:
a housing extending from a distal end operable to contact the volume to a proximal end;
a light source within the housing and configured to generate light that is transmitted along a light pathway to generate return signals when the light reacts with the volume;
a transducer assembly including a transducer configured to receive the optoacoustic return signals and an acoustic lens provided over the transducer;
a steering assembly coupled within the housing at the distal end of the housing and configured to steer the light pathway to generate the light along the light pathway at different scanning areas of the volume, the volume located outside of the housing of the probe;
a microcontroller including one or more processors, and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores program instructions, wherein the program instructions are executable by the one or more processors to:
obtain the return signals generated from the light pathway reflecting from the volume; and
steer the light pathway with the steering assembly based on the return signals.