US 12,127,881 B2
Interface devices, systems and methods for multimodal probes
Christopher Hutchins, Londonderry, NH (US); Michael Atlas, Arlington, MA (US); and Alexander Ship, Needham, MA (US)
Assigned to LightLab Imaging, Inc., Westford, MA (US)
Filed by LightLab Imaging, Inc., Westford, MA (US)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/009,991.
Application 17/009,991 is a division of application No. 13/758,591, filed on Feb. 4, 2013, granted, now 10,792,012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/727,997, filed on Nov. 19, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/728,006, filed on Nov. 19, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2020/0397405 A1, Dec. 24, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 8/4416 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0035 (2013.01); A61B 5/0066 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0204 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0233 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An interface device comprising:
a cover;
an aperture defined by the cover;
a stationary section of a sample arm of an interferometer disposed within the cover and comprising a stationary optical fiber section having an endface;
a first rotatable connector defining a first bore, the first bore positioned in alignment relative to the aperture and disposed within the cover;
a replaceable sacrificial connector;
a second rotatable connector defining a second hole, the first second positioned in alignment relative to the aperture, wherein the first rotatable connector and the second rotatable connector sandwich the replaceable sacrificial connector and;
a first motor disposed within the cover, the first motor configured to rotate the second rotatable connector.