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INFRAREDX, INC.

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45Patents
26Active
45Granted
48Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 31, 2001 → Feb 1, 2024 · 14 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6701181B2 Multi-path optical catheter Human Necessities 237 Expired
US6949072B2 Devices for vulnerable plaque detection Human Necessities 166 Expired
US8052605B2 Multimodal catheter system and method for intravascular analysis Human Necessities 146 Active
US7539530B2 Method and system for spectral examination of vascular walls through blood during cardiac motion Human Necessities 127 Expired
US6706004B2 Balloon catheter Human Necessities 116 Expired
US6615062B2 Referencing optical catheters Human Necessities 108 Expired
US7376456B2 Near-infrared spectroscopic analysis of blood vessel walls Human Necessities 67 Expired
US7292715B2 Display of diagnostic data Human Necessities 64 Expired
US6654630B2 Apparatus and method for the optical imaging of tissue samples Human Necessities 61 Expired
US7450241B2 Detecting vulnerable plaque Human Necessities 46 Active
US7132645B2 System and method for assessing catheter connection using return loss Physics 41 Expired
US8060187B2 Near-infrared spectroscopic analysis of blood vessel walls Human Necessities 39 Active
US7679754B2 Arterial probe for OCT Human Necessities 38 Active
US7742805B2 Optical catheter with dual-stage beam redirector Human Necessities 28 Expired
US6904199B2 Optical catheter with double-clad fiber Physics 25 Expired
US6873868B2 Multi-fiber catheter probe arrangement for tissue analysis or treatment Human Necessities 18 Expired
US7689268B2 Spectroscopic unwanted signal filters for discrimination of vulnerable plaque and method therefor Human Necessities 18 Active
US8386023B2 Catheter probe arrangement for tissue analysis by radiant energy delivery and radiant energy collection Human Necessities 11 Active
US7672713B2 Multi-channel catheter tip Human Necessities 10 Expired
US7486985B2 Near-infrared spectroscopic analysis of blood vessel walls Human Necessities 10 Expired
US6980573B2 Tunable spectroscopic source with power stability and method of operation Electricity 7 Expired
US7313432B2 Phase discrimination for detection of vulnerable-plaque Human Necessities 7 Expired
US8035819B2 Arterial probe for OCT Human Necessities 7 Active
US7426410B2 Spectroscopy of deeply-scattered light Physics 7 Expired
US9713448B2 System and method for intravascular structural analysis compensation of chemical analysis modality Human Necessities 7 Active

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