[[Optical Component]] Methods and apparatus for optoacoustic guidance and confirmation of placement of indwelling medical apparatus

Medical apparatus are disclosed for optoacoustic monitoring of an indwelling unit of the apparatus, where the indwelling unit includes one or more optical components capable of directing pulsed light into an overlying tissue. The apparatus also include one or more acoustic components in contact with an exterior surface of the tissue...



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