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Granted Patent B2
US 12,653,400 · App. 18/273,909 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Implantable imagers for in vivo imaging

Inventors: Mekhail Anwar (San Francisco, CA); Rozhan Rabbani (San Francisco, CA); Micah Roschelle (San Francisco, CA); Hossein Najafiaghdam (San Francisco, CA); Rikky Muller (Berkeley, CA); Mohammad Meraj Ghanbari (Berkeley, CA)
Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
A61B5/0071A61B5/0084A61B5/686A61B2560/0219A61B2560/0462A61B2562/046
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Patent No.
US 12,653,400
App. No.
18/273,909
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Devices, systems, and methods are provided for in vivo fluorescence imaging. Disclosed herein is an implantable miniature fluorescence imager on a chip having a custom imaging array with angle selective gratings, fiber optics, or microcollimators for image deblurring, and optical filters that can be tuned to image fluorescence from multiple fluorophores simultaneously. Power is supplied by an on-chip power source or transmitted to the chip from an external transducer such as an ultrasound transducer, electromagnetic transducer, inductive transducer, or radiofrequency transducer. Wireless communication may be provided by electromagnetic or ultrasound links to the device. The function of a fluorescence microscope is provided in a millimeter-scale device that can be readily implanted in tissue and used to image fluorescently labeled cells in vivo. The small size of the fluorescence imager makes possible sustained in vivo imaging with real-time monitoring of multiple cell types within Shifting the dynamic diseased tissue or a tumor.

Claims (50)

1 . A fluorescence imager comprising:

a) an imaging array comprising a plurality of photodiodes arrayed on the surface of a chip, wherein each photodiode is coated with at least one layer of filter material that functions as an optical filter;

b) a plurality of light emitting sources to provide excitation light, wherein the plurality of light emitting sources are located on the chip or externally;

c) an on-chip or off-chip energy storage device to supply power for operation of the fluorescence imager;

d) a data storage unit in communication with the imaging array, wherein the data storage unit stores imaging data from the imaging array; and

e) an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) configured to control voltages and supply power from the on-chip or off-chip energy storage device to the imaging array, the plurality of light emitting sources on the chip, and the data storage unit, wherein power supplied to the plurality of light emitting sources is supplied such that the plurality of light emitting sources are sequentially illuminated.

2 . The fluorescence imager of claim 1 , wherein the fluorescence imager has no optical lens and has dimensions of less than or equal to 5 mm in length.

3 . The fluorescence imager of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting sources are micro-laser diodes or light-emitting diodes, wherein each light-emitting diode further comprises an emission filter.

4 . The fluorescence imager of claim 1 , wherein the on-chip energy storage device or the off-chip energy storage device comprises a battery, a capacitor, a radionuclide, a photovoltaic system, or a radionuclide in combination with a scintillator and photovoltaic energy harvester.

5 . The fluorescence imager of claim 1 , further comprising a piezoelectric substrate attached to the surface of the chip or a solid support containing the chip, wherein the piezoelectric substrate is configured to receive ultrasound power from an external ultrasound transducer and supply power for operation of the fluorescence imager, wherein electrical energy output from the piezoelectric substrate in response to receiving the ultrasound power is stored in the on-chip energy storage device or the off-chip energy storage device, optionally wherein the piezoelectric substrate is a piezoelectric crystal or piezoelectric ceramic.

6 . The fluorescence imager of claim 5 , wherein the on-chip or off-chip energy storage device is a capacitor or rechargeable battery that stores electrical energy output from the piezoelectric substrate in response to receiving the ultrasound power, wherein the capacitor or rechargeable battery supplies power to the plurality of light emitting sources on the chip and the imaging array.

7 . The fluorescence imager of claim 1 , further comprising an on-chip antenna configured to receive radiofrequency (RF) power from an external RF transducer or electromagnetic power inductively transferred to a coil from an external inductive transducer and supply power for operation of the fluorescence imager, wherein electrical energy output from the on-chip antenna in response to receiving the RF or electromagnetic power is stored in the on chip-energy storage device.

8 . The fluorescence imager of claim 7 wherein the on-chip energy storage device or the off-chip energy storage device is a capacitor or rechargeable battery that stores electrical energy output from the antenna in response to receiving the RF power or the electromagnetic power, wherein the capacitor or rechargeable battery supplies power to the plurality of light emitting sources on the chip and the imaging array.

9 . The fluorescence imager of claim 1 , further comprising a data processing unit in communication with the data storage unit, wherein the data storage unit stores processed imaging data from the imaging array.

10 . The fluorescence imager claim 1 , further comprising a backscattering modulator unit or an active modulator implementing amplitude shift keying (ASK), phase shift keying (PSK), frequency shift keying (FSK), pulse width modulation amplitude shift keying (PWM-ASK), pulse position modulation (PPM) or spectrally efficient quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), or a combination thereof, in communication with the imaging array.

11 . The fluorescence imager of claim 1 , further comprising a first wireless communication unit in communication with the data storage unit and an external data receiving device comprising a second wireless communication unit, wherein the first wireless communication unit utilizes a wireless communication protocol using an electromagnetic carrier wave or ultrasound to transfer data from the data storage unit to the external data receiving device comprising the second wireless communication unit, optionally wherein the electromagnetic carrier wave is a radio wave, microwave, or an infrared carrier wave.

12 . The fluorescence imager of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light emitting sources located externally are micro-star light sources.

13 . The fluorescence imager of claim 1 , wherein an external power source supplies power to the plurality of light emitting sources located on-chip or externally.

14 . The fluorescence imager of claim 1 , wherein said at least one layer of filter material comprises or consists of amorphous silicon, crystalline silicon, gallium phosphide, cadmium selenide, gallium arsenide, or indium phosphide.

15 . The fluorescence imager of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the layer of filter material on all the photodiodes is the same.

16 . The fluorescence imager of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the layer of filter material is varied on the plurality of photodiodes to allow selection of light at different fluorescence emission wavelengths for multiple fluorophores having different fluorescence emission spectra.

17 . The fluorescence imager of claim 1 , wherein the fluorophore of interest has a fluorescence emission in the near-infrared or visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the band gap and the thickness of the layer of filter material is chosen to allow selection of near-infrared light or visible light at the fluorescence emission wavelength of the fluorophore.

18 . The fluorescence imager of claim 1 , wherein the optical filter is an absorption filter or an interference filter, optionally wherein the absorption filter has a band gap and thickness suitable to allow light at a fluorescence emission wavelength of a fluorophore of interest to pass through to the photodiode, and optionally wherein the interference filter is a single bandpass, dual bandpass, triple bandpass, or quadruple bandpass interference filter.

19 . The fluorescence imager of claim 18 , wherein the interference filter further comprises:

a layer of absorption filter material on top of the interference filter or underneath the interference filter;

one or more layers of material comprising a plurality of angle selective gratings, collimators, or fiber optic plates that blocks light that is not incident within 5° to 30° of an axis perpendicular to the plane of the chip;

one or more layers of material comprising a plurality of fiber optic plates that blocks light that is not incident within 6° of an axis perpendicular to the plane of the chip; or one or more layers of material comprising a plurality of angle selective gratings that blocks light that is not incident within 10° to 15° of an axis perpendicular to the plane of the chip.

20 . The fluorescence imager of claim 19 , wherein said one or more layers of material comprising a plurality of angle selective gratings, collimators, or fiber optics are on top of the layer of filter material, underneath the layer of filter material, or both on top and underneath the layer of filter material, optionally wherein the layer on top of the layer of filter material blocks light that is not incident within 10°-15° of an axis perpendicular to the plane of the chip, and optionally wherein the layer underneath the layer of filter material blocks light that is not incident within 5°-30° of an axis perpendicular to the plane of the chip.

21 . The fluorescence imager of claim 1 , further comprising an on-chip clock.

22 . The fluorescence imager of claim 1 , further comprising a digital state machine that controls stages of operation of the chip, wherein the stages of operation comprise power-up, illumination and imaging, data storage, and transmission of imaging data.

23 . The fluorescence imager of claim 22 , wherein the transmission of imaging data can be triggered on demand, triggered at preset time intervals, triggered by an external transducer, or guided by an on-chip clock.

24 . The fluorescence imager of claim 1 , further comprising an edge computing device connected to the data storage unit, wherein the edge computing device receives data from the data storage unit.

25 . The fluorescence imager of claim 1 , further comprising a solid support, wherein the chip and the off-chip energy storage device or a piezoelectric substrate, or a combination thereof are on the surface of the solid support.

26 . A system comprising:

a) the fluorescence imager of claim 1 ;

b) an external or internal power source; and

c) an external data receiving device.

27 . The system of claim 26 , wherein the external power source is an ultrasound transducer, an electromagnetic (EM) transducer, an inductive transducer, or a radiofrequency (RF) transducer, wherein the external power source is used to charge the internal power source, and optionally wherein the external power source is portable.

28 . The system of claim 26 , wherein the internal power source comprises a battery, a radionuclide, a photovoltaic system, or a radionuclide in combination with a scintillator and photovoltaic energy harvester.

29 . The system of claim 26 , further comprising a fluorophore conjugate comprising a fluorophore conjugated to a binding agent that specifically binds to a cellular marker of interest.

30 . The system of claim 26 , wherein the external data receiving device comprises a wireless communication unit, wherein the wireless communication unit utilizes a wireless communication protocol using an electromagnetic carrier wave or ultrasound to receive data from the internal data storage unit of the fluorescence imager, and optionally wherein the electromagnetic carrier wave is a radio wave, microwave, or an infrared carrier wave.

31 . The system of claim 26 , wherein the external data receiving device further comprises a processor programmed to process data received from the fluorescence imager and display fluorescence images.

32 . The system of claim 26 , further comprising a display component, wherein the display component is connected to the external data receiving device.

33 . A method of in vivo fluorescence imaging, the method comprising:

a) implanting at least one fluorescence imager according to claim 1 and a plurality of light emitting sources in tissue of a subject, wherein the plurality of light emitting sources is located on the chip or externally;

b) contacting a cell of interest with at least one fluorophore conjugate, wherein the fluorophore conjugate comprises a fluorophore conjugated to a binding agent that selectively binds to a target marker on the cell of interest; and

c) providing power to the fluorescence imager, wherein the plurality of light emitting sources located on the chip or externally provides excitation light at an excitation wavelength of the fluorophore, and the imaging array detects fluorescent light emitted from the fluorophore.

34 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the plurality of light emitting sources are micro-star external light sources.

35 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the plurality of light emitting sources comprises multiple light sources emitting light at different excitation wavelengths suitable for generating fluorescence from multiple fluorophore conjugates bound to different target markers on cells of interest.

36 . The method of claim 33 , wherein said providing power comprises providing power from an on-chip battery, a radionuclide, an on-chip photovoltaic system, an on-chip radionuclide in combination with a scintillator and photovoltaic energy harvester, an external ultrasound transducer, an external electromagnetic (EM) transducer, an external inductive transducer, or an external radiofrequency (RF) transducer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2023
From: ANWAR, MEKHAIL; RABBANI, ROZHAN; ROSCHELLE, MICAH; NAJAFIAGHDAM, HOSSEIN; MULLER, RIKKY; GHANBARI, MOHAMMAD MERAJ
To: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
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