Medical Devices
Trimodal Handheld Probe Based on Raman Spectroscopy and Confocal Imaging for Cancer
Detection (DD-2008-PROBE)
Jointly developed with Vanderbilt University (link to VU website above).
Status: Available for Licensing
Contact: Nick Zelver, 406-994-7706
A single handheld device for combined confocal imaging and confocal Raman spectroscopy as well as gross spatial imaging as a clinical diagnostic tool for cancer detection in humans, with a specific emphasis on the skin.
Biomedical Optics paper: Handheld Scanning Confocal Raman microspectroscopy system
MSU News article: MSU grad's work helps diagnose skin cancer without a biopsy
Patent:
US 8,300,220