US Patent 7480058 Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography imager

Patent 7480058 was granted and assigned to Optovue on January, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Optovue

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7480058

Date of Patent

January 20, 2009

Patent Application Number

11656222

Date Filed

January 19, 2007

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent 11744458 Gonioscopes

Patent Primary Examiner

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Hwa (Andrew) S Lee

Patent abstract

A Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) imager is presented. An OCT imager according to the present invention can have an auto-alignment process. The auto-alignment process automatically adjusts at least one optical component of a spectrometer of the imager so that the spectrometer is aligned during an imaging session. In addition to the auto-alignment process, OCT spectra are normalized for background spectra and for noise characteristics in order to provide a more accurate and clear OCT image.