Apparatus and method for spectroscopic examination of the colon

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A61B 6/00 (2006.01) A61B 1/00 (2006.01) G01N 21/64 (2006.01)

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CA 2472197

Apparatus and methods for spectroscopic examination of the colon are described herein. A spectroscopy device comprising an illumination device and an image capture device is integrated directly into a steerable endoscope or colonoscope. Alternatively, the spectroscopy device and the steerable colonoscope can be separate instruments that are functionally combined for performing endoscopic spectroscopy. The steerable colonoscope uses serpentine motion to facilitate rapid and safe insertion of the colonoscope into the patient's colon, which allows the endoscopic spectroscopy method to be performed more quickly and more safely. The spectroscopic spectroscopy method to be performed more quickly and more safely. The spectroscopy can be performed by autofluorescence, dye-enhanced fluorescence or any other known spectroscopy techniques. Other imaging technologies that use light with a wavelength outside of the visible range may also be used. The reflected light information can be used to create a three-dimensional mathematical model of the patient's colon and the location of any lesions identified during the initial examination.

L'invention concerne un appareil et des procédés permettant d'examiner le côlon. Un dispositif spectroscopique comprenant un dispositif d'éclairage et un dispositif de capture d'images est intégré directement dans un endoscope ou colonoscope orientable. Le dispositif de spectroscopie et le colonoscope orientable, qui peuvent également être des instruments séparés, sont combinés de manière fonctionnelle afin de réaliser la spectroscopie endoscopique. Le colonoscope utilise le mouvement en serpentin, ce qui facilite une insertion rapide et en toute sécurité du colonoscope à l'intérieur du côlon du patient, le procédé de spectroscopie endoscopique pouvant ainsi être réalisé plus rapidement et avec plus de sécurité. La spectroscopie peut être réalisée par autofluorescence, par fluorescence utilisant des colorants ou par toute autre technique de spectroscopie courante. On peut également recourir à d'autres technologies d'imagerie utilisant une lumière dont la longueur d'onde se situe à l'extérieur de la gamme visible. Les informations relatives à la lumière réfléchie peuvent servir à créer un modèle mathématique tridimensionnel du côlon du patient et à localiser toute lésion identifiée lors de l'examen initial.

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