Patent 8712506 was granted and assigned to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre on April, 2014 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention provides minimally invasive imaging probe having an optical encoder integrated therewith for accurately measuring or estimating the rotational velocity near the distal end of the medical device, such as an imaging probe which undergoes rotational movement during scanning of surrounding tissue in bodily lumens and cavities.